Murray Walkerisms - the words of the great Murray Walker
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- The status quo could well be as it was before.
- Hungarian GP 1996
- ... with Alesi 4th and 5th ...
- British GP 14 Jul
- There's no damage to the car except of course to the car itself
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- If that isn't a lap record I'll eat the hat I don't normally wear.
- Motorcycle 500cc GP
- He's a much more sober rider this year
- I think he meant mature or thoughtful, but we'll never know
- Spa GP 1997
- He'll have to go back along the course in reverse.
- Referring to Frentzen
- Argentinian GP 13 Apr 1997
- I didn't see the time largely because there wasn't one
- Referring to the pit stop clock
- Argentinian GP 13 Apr 1997
- If they keep dropping out like this, the clown in the pace car is going to win the race
- Martin Brundle
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- He's tried 57 varieties of getting round the track today.
- Martin Brundle about Heinz Harold Frentzen
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- We all make mistakes and I certainly made a whopper there.
- Qualifying, San Marino GP, Imola 1997
- [Ralf Schumacher], son of double world championship winner Michael Schumacher
- Qualifying, San Marino GP, Imola 1997
- The Germans have got their towels on the grid
- Martin Brundle - (Frentzen and Scumacher on the front row of the grid)
- Canada 1997
- "If" is a very long word.
- Spain 1997
- You just have to set the car up for maximum lap time
- Martin Brundle
- Spa 1997?
- I guess if your name is ShoeMaker [Schumacher], you can talk cobblers.
- Martin Brundle
- Spa 1997?
- It's the second Bennetton victory of the year. It's the second McLaren
victory of the year.
- Melbourne 1998
- ... unless he's on a one race strategy.
- Matrin Brundle
- Argentina 1998
- ... [Ralf] Schumacher has recovered ...
... and as he says the word "recovered", Ralf goes off.
- Austria 1998
- If it's a two lap strategy
- Germany 1999
- Now Reubens Barichello has really got the wind in his tail
Germany 1999
... he's on 4 grooved front tyres
Austria 1999
... rhapsodizing ...
- Murray
Is "rhapsodizing" good or bad?
- Martin Brundle
Qualifying, Hungary 1999
The McLaren looking as steady as a rock.
... and just as he says this: the McLaren slides and recovers round a bend
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... the yellow intimidating colour of that Ferrari ...
Brazil 2000
A puff of smoke from the rear of Mika Hakkinen's car. That was engine and not tyres.
It was tyre smoke.
So for the second time in the recent future ...
Immola 2000
Michael Schumacher as I expected is extending his lead over Michael Schumacher.
Monaco 2000
... scarlet McLaren ...
USA 2000
They [Ferrari] were 4 points behind McLaren when this race finished.
Monaco 2001
... Schumacher, in his 150th year ...
Malaysia 2001
You can see the cooling elements coming out of his balaclava.
Brundle: That's his hair.
Canada 2001
... and now Louise Allen has news.
It's Louise Goodman, Murray.
Qualifying, Canada 2001
... and Trulli crosses the line ...
and where is he?
Starting his quick lap, Murray.
Canada 2001
[This circuit is] always so much of a break wrecker.
Hungary 2001
I thought it was 7 but it is 7.
Hungary 2001
... as Nigel Mansell did to Senna when they came up to Stefan Johanssen's Onyx in 1959.
Other quotes
Del Boy and Rodney would be pleased with that 3-wheeler.
- Martin Brundle
By the way,
1kg of fuel is equivalent to 0.02 s per lap.