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
Murray Walker quotes about
funny significant-things motor-racing
As you look at the first four, the significant thing is that Alboreto is fifth.
funny motor-racing fifth
Alboreto has dropped back up to fifth place.
funny motor-racing car
And there's no damage to the car. Except to the car itself.
funny motor-racing tire
And he's lost both right front tires.
funny motor-racing racing
I didn't see the time, largely because there wasn't one.
funny motor-racing racing
Jean Alesi is 4th and 5th.
mistake filters made
We all make mistakes, but when I made mistakes there was no filter between me and the consumer.
doubt pits noise
I was often in the pit lane the noise was indescribable and I've no doubt that is why my hearing was affected.
winning men racing
Andrea De Cesaris, the man who has won more Grands Prix than anybody else in the history of Grand Prix racing without actually winning one of them.
want
I want to say so much more than I have time for.
numbers olympic-games seconds
Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansell. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers.
funny motor-racing tire
The tires are called wets, because they're used in the wet. And these tires are called slicks, because they're very slick.
funny motor-racing courses
Of course he did it voluntarily, but he had to do it.
funny motor-racing circuits
The European drivers have adapted to this circuit extremely quickly, especially Paul Radisich who's a New Zealander.