Sir Stirling Moss’ kids locked in ‘bitter authorized dispute’ over F1 icon’s £20m property
Formula 1 legend Sir Stirling Moss passed away in 2020, leaving the majority of his wealth to his third wife, Lady Susie, but she has since died and did not leave a will behind
The children of the late Formula 1 legend Sir Stirling Moss are embroiled in a legal dispute over his £20million estate.
His daughter, Allison Bradley, is taking her half-brother, Stirling Elliot Moss, to the High Court over a disagreement concerning probate, as reported by The Sun.
Their father passed away in April 2020, and the lion’s share of his wealth was left to his third wife, Lady Susie.
However, when she died in 2023 at the age of 69, Elliot was poised to inherit 75 per cent of their fortune, with Allison set to receive the remaining 25 per cent.
Lady Susan reportedly did not leave a will, though, leading to the F1 icon’s children battling it out in court, as per The Sun.
Probate office documents reveal that Sir Stirling, who resided in Mayfair, left behind £22.08million, excluding his US assets.
The F1 star bequeathed gifts, paintings, model cars and a lucky silver-set rabbit’s foot to his friends. An additional £1,000 was allocated for his agent and partner to enjoy a meal at Joe’s Stone Crab in Miami.
Sir Stirling, who received a knighthood in 2000, competed in Formula 1 from 1951 to 1961 and is considered one of the greatest drivers never to win the F1 championship.
He claimed victory in 16 races and secured 24 podium finishes, proving himself a highly versatile driver by winning 212 of his 529 career races in various cars.
The 1961 Monaco Grand Prix is hailed as one of his most remarkable victories, where he triumphed in his Lotus against speedier Ferraris, and set a new record in the 1955 Mille Miglia, a gruelling 1,000-mile race across Italy.
Sir Stirling was compelled to hang up his racing gloves in 1962 following a horrific crash at Goodwood that left him comatose for a month and partially paralysed for half a year before making a recovery. The lion’s share of his fortune was amassed from his illustrious racing career.
His son, Elliot, recently closed Plu, a posh London eatery, after it failed to secure a Michelin star last year.
He had previously revealed that his modest inheritance had left him on the brink of homelessness, having been bequeathed a six-figure sum in his father’s original will.
Allison, his half-sister, is the offspring of Sir Stirling’s second wife, Elaine Barbarino, an American PR executive.
