- career: 1954 Italian Grand Prix, 1955 Monaco Grand Prix
- car: Maserati 250F, Mercedes-Benz W196
Stirling Moss He is often remembered as one of the greatest F1 drivers never to have won a Formula One championship, largely because he spent much of his career driving without competition. British cars far beyond their capabilities. But he was also a fiercely determined racer, and if he needed to push a car to the finish, well, he would. And he did, twice.
The first one arrived at 1954 Italian Grand Prix. Moss’ competitive car was eventually overtaken by some engine problems, and he was forced to push the car a few meters across the line after Juan Manuel Fangio took the checkered flag. He was nine laps down at the time and qualified 10th.
Then in 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, Moss was nearly a lap ahead of the competition when his engine blew on lap 80; he parked near the finish line and waited again until the eventual winner—in this case, Maurice Trintignant—took the flag, he says. Formula 1: Knowledge. Moss pushed his car across the line. Despite being 19 laps down, he still finished ninth.
