The inimitable Richie Ginther was born on this day in 1930. The Hollywood native raced for Ferrari, Honda, BRM and Dan Gurney – he could beat anyone on his day, and did it his way
"Geentair! Alors, un nouveau record du tour pour Reeshi Geentair!"
May 14 1961, Monaco, by common consent the greatest drive of Stirling Moss's life. In Rob Walker's old Lotus 18, he held off a barrage of assaults from Ferrari, eventually winning by a little over three seconds. It was not, though, Phil Hill or von Trips, Maranello's established stars, who put Stirling under the greatest pressure that day, but Richie Ginther, driving in only the fourth grand prix of his life...
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