Motor racing - Stirling Moss retires from public life at 88

FILE PHOTO - Formula One - F1 - Sir Stirling Moss Book Signing - Selfridges, London - 27/5/15 Sir Stirling Moss poses with author Simon Taylor before the signing Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Tom Jacobs Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - British Formula One great Stirling Moss is retiring from public life at the age of 88 to rest and spend more time with his family, his son Elliot announced on Friday.

"Following his severe infections at the end of 2016 and his subsequent slow and arduous recovery, the decision has been made that...the indefatigable man will finally retire," he said in a statement on Moss's website, which is also closing.