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Mon Mar 08 14:09:00 -0500 2010Renault's new Team Principal gives his verdict on winter testing and looks ahead to Bahrain.
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Sir Stirling Moss is recovering in hospital after falling down a lift shaft at home and breaking both ankles.
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Sir Stirling Moss was the unfortunate victim of a freak accident at his home in London's Mayfair over the weekend. Generally regarded as the greatest Formula 1 racing driver never to have won the World Championship, the 80-year-old was injured in a malfunctioning lift accident and is expected to take up to six weeks to fully recover.
Sir Stirling Moss was the unfortunate victim of a freak accident at his home in Chelsea over the weekend. Generally regarded as the greatest Formula 1 racing driver never to have won the World Championship, the 80-year-old is reported to have been injured in a malfunctioning lift.