Sir Stirling Moss and Jochen Mass joined an all-star panel formed by Credit Suisse to discuss a range of topics including “the balance between competitiveness and the historic racing spirit.”
Classic & Sports Car’s editor at large, Simon Taylor, moderated the panel at the Goodwood Revival on Friday, which also boasted great names such as Desiré Wilson, who remains the only female winner of an F1 race; Anthony Reid, former Japanese F3 Champion; Goodwood CEO Lord March; and Ben Cussons, Royal Automobile Club Motoring Committee Chairman.
Ben Cussons made the point that: “Someone like Anthony [Reid] can make a difference of four or five seconds to a car. That then stimulates the whole debate about eligibility and the spirit. You suddenly find Anthony, because he is such a talented chap, going round the track far quicker than you, which leaves only two options. You either reconcile your inability or you go and see a spanner who can give you an extra 50 horsepower.”
One of the other topics for the panel was the effect that the intrusion of the modern world could have on the old-fashioned feel of the Revival, with Lord March saying: “There are always issues which make things difficult, but on the whole people are extremely supportive.”
