<PERSON> described the 300S Maserati as ``one of the easiest, nicest, best-balanced sports-racing cars ever made ...'' which is high praise from a driver who raced nearly everything of note during the 1950s. <PERSON> started 13 races in a Maserati 300S and he took over the drive in three further races after having begun the race in different cars. From 16 races in the Maserati 300S, he won nine times, placed second on three occasions plus a third and a fifth place and two retirements.