During the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix, Stirling's Moss lotus had a lack of 30 horsepower compared to Phill Hill and Richie Ginther's Ferraris . However he overtook them one after the other, piloting his Lotus to the "limits". Because of the heat, Moss had asked his mechanics to take the lateral panels off. He declared about this Monaco grand Prix : " At Monte Carlo that year, in every turns , every lap of the track, I tried to drive the fastest that I could, with the thickness of a hair from the limits during 92 of the 100 laps. driving that way was really exhausting ; Most of the people don't have any idea how hard it was ..." - PAINTING FOR SALE - PRICE ON REQUEST.