Pat Moss: The racing legend’s sister who beat the men

Pat Moss, Ann Wisdom

Sir Stirling Moss is not noted for his championing of female racing drivers. Women, says Formula 1 legend Moss, lack the balls – literally and metaphorically – to challenge the very best men, in any form of motorsport.

In his peacock pomp, Moss would blow kisses to women drivers as he lapped them. But mention his kid sister, Pat, and the grand old man of British racing driving adopts a more conciliatory stance. “What she managed to do was amazing, actually,” says Moss.  More