{"id":459446,"date":"2001-03-01T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2001-03-01T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=120074"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:05:49","slug":"my-greatest-race-stirling-moss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/my-greatest-race-stirling-moss\/","title":{"rendered":"Stirling Speaks &#8211; My Greatest Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stirling Speaks Rates His Greatest Race &#8211; The 1961 Monaco Grand Prix.<\/h2>\n<p>I am often asked what was my \u201cgreatest race,\u201d and that is not an easy question. The Mille Miglia in 1955 was a great one because of the endurance it required, and there have been some races that I didn\u2019t finish which had some of the qualities that make an event great for the driver.<\/p>\n<p>For a number of reasons, the Monaco Grand Prix of 1961 was always one I<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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