Murray Walker
Murray Walker
Graeme Murray Walker, OBE, known as Murray Walker, is an English semi-retired Formula One motorsport commentator and journalist. For most of his career he worked for the BBC, but when it lost the contract for Formula One coverage to ITV, he continued commentating after the change of broadcaster...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEntertainer
Date of Birth10 October 1923
parent grew sensible
I'm very careful with money - both my parents were very sensible with it and I grew up to become an obsessive saver.
unique nascar-racing motor-racing
The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.
home racing coast
Thackwell really can metaphorically coast home now
racing coast motor
And all Niki really has to do now is coast
two car racing
The gap between the two cars is 0.9 of a second, which is less than one second
racing digital clock
You can't see a digital clock because there isn't one
racing facts seconds
... the lead is now 6.9 seconds. In fact it's just under 7 seconds
racing mind wonder
I wonder if Watson is in the relaxed state of mind he's in
racing motor
And now Jacques Laffitte is as close to Surer as Surer is to Laffitte
racing position motor
Alain Prost is in a commanding second position
misfits said
Somebody said once 'Follow the money' and that is what it is all about.
unless
Unless I'm very much mistaken... I am very much mistaken.
belgium eight everywhere presumably
Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world.
excuse
And now, excuse me while I interrupt myself.