Formula One champions Lewis Hamilon and Sir Jackie Stewart led a chorus of glittering tributes after the death of Grand Prix legend Sir Stirling Moss.
The greatest racer never to win the drivers' world title died at his home in Mayfair, aged 90, after a long illness with his third wife, Lady Susie, at his side.
Three-times F1 champion Stewart led the chorus of acclaim for a godfather of motor sport, hailing Moss as “a man that will never be replaced."
He added: "Stirling Moss walked like a racing driver should walk, he talked like a racing driver, he looked like a racing driver.
"When Stirling Moss was driving racing cars, men were men. It really was a dangerous time."
And Britain's reigning six-times champion Hamilton posted a heartfelt message on Instagram, saying: “Today we say goodbye to Sir Stirling Moss, the racing legend.
“I think it’s important that we celebrate his incredible life and the great man he was. Saying goodbye is never easy and can be sad but he will always be here, in our memories and will always be such a huge part of British Motorsports Heritage.
“I certainly will miss our conversations. To be honest, it was such a unusual pairing, our friendship. Two people from massively different times and backgrounds but we clicked and ultimately found that the love for racing we both shared made us comrades.
“I am truly grateful to have had these special moments with him. Sending my prayers and thoughts to his family. May he rest in peace.”
Another British ex-world champion, Damon Hill, said: "He launched all the other careers of British racing drivers who went on to become world champions of which he sadly was denied, but I think no-one ever regarded him as anything less than one of the greats."
Moss won 16 of his 66 Grands Prix, a world record 212 races in all categories and he was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1961, the year Tottenham won the Double.
