The reason why Moss' BRM was in a light green colour instead of the darker British Racing Green was because it was entered by British Racing Partnerships. BRP was established by Alfred Moss and Ken Gregory – Stirling Moss's father and former manager, respectively – in 1957 to run cars for Stirling, when he wasn't under contract to drive cars for other manufacturers/teams.
The 1959 British Grand Prix has one of my favourite pieces of F1 trivia - there were 4 unrelated drivers with the surname Taylor (Henry, Mike, Dennis and Trevor) who attempted to qualify for the race, while there was a 5th driver with the surname Naylor (Brian).
The reason why Moss' BRM was in a light green colour instead of the darker British Racing Green was because it was entered by British Racing Partnerships. BRP was established by Alfred Moss and Ken Gregory – Stirling Moss's father and former manager, respectively – in 1957 to run cars for Stirling, when he wasn't under contract to drive cars for other manufacturers/teams.
ReplyDeleteThe 1959 British Grand Prix has one of my favourite pieces of F1 trivia - there were 4 unrelated drivers with the surname Taylor (Henry, Mike, Dennis and Trevor) who attempted to qualify for the race, while there was a 5th driver with the surname Naylor (Brian).