Great Read: The only Italian who mattered in GP racing

A fine driver but troubled soul  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser View in browser ARTICLES MAGAZINE SHOP DATABASE SHOP ARCHIVE Troubled soul Luigi Musso: 'the only Italian who mattered in GP racing' July 2024 | Matt Bishop Mike Hawthorn won the French Grand Prix on this day in 1958 but left Reims without his Ferrari team-mate Luigi Musso, who was fatally injured after his car flipped and rolled. Heavily in debt, with a gambling addiction, Musso had been chasing victory and the biggest prize pot of the year when he crashed. Matt Bishop tells his story in today's Great Read. Born in Rome to a wealthy family two years after Benito Mussolini’s Partito Nazionale Fascista had assumed power in Italy, Musso grew up to become a good horseman, an able fencer, a crack shot, a capable racing driver, but a troubled soul. Over six seasons, he started 24 Formula 1 grands prix of world championship status, finishing second five times and first once. READ MORE F1 Mark Hughes Charles Leclerc's Friday night revelation: the breakthrough behind British GP win Lewis Hamilton can't catch a break when it comes to late-race safety cars, but his Ferrari team-mate re-found his form in spectacular fashion to win the 2026 British Grand Prix. Mark Hughes on Charles Leclerc's overnight transformation. READ MORE F1 Mark Hughes Charles Leclerc's Friday night revelation: the breakthrough behind British GP win Lewis Hamilton can't catch a break when it comes to late-race safety cars, but his Ferrari team-mate re-found his form in spectacular fashion to win the 2026 British Grand Prix. Mark Hughes on Charles Leclerc's overnight transformation. READ MORE F1 Pablo Elizalde How F1 fans were robbed in more ways than one at Silverstone Charles Leclerc's 2026 British Grand Prix win was deserved, but a broken wheel shield, a broken message from race control, and a defective ruleset left fans robbed of the race many of them actually turned up for at Silverstone. READ MORE F1 Matt Bishop The week Otmar Szafnauer was fired from a job he never started In the space of seven days, Otmar Szafnauer quit one F1 team, was fired from another before his first day, and was hired by a third. READ MORE F1 Matt Bishop The week Otmar Szafnauer was fired from a job he never started In the space of seven days, Otmar Szafnauer quit one F1 team, was fired from another before his first day, and was hired by a third. READ MORE Motor Sport Collectables Explore our best-selling collectables, selected for Motor Sport enthusiasts like you. Lotus 72 Pocher Model BUY NOW Porsche 917K Pocher Model BUY NOW F1 Retro 1980 by Mark Hughes BUY NOW Stirling Silver Motor Sport Cufflinks BUY NOW Brabham BT46  Scalextric BUY NOW Lotus 79 Scalextric BUY NOW Update your content preferences UPDATE NOW Connect with us We now accept © 2025 Motor Sport Magazine, All rights reserved. Motor Sport Magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE. © 2025 Motor Sport Magazine, All rights reserved. Motor Sport Magazine,  18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE. Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy