Veteran Formula One commentator Murray Walker is retiring after the US Grand Prix and his famous gaffes will be missed. CARtoday.com brings you some of his more memorable lines.
Veteran Formula One commentator Murray Walker will be bowing out at this weekend’s American Grand Prix.
Walker was to have quit at the end of the season, but as the championship has already been won by Michael Schumacher he has decided not to go to the Japanese GP on October 14.
To say farewell to a legend, who always managed to entertain his viewers, we have put together some of his favourite quotes.
But it doesn’t end there, with Walker it never does, click here to go to the CARtoday.com FORUM to add your own favourite “Walkerisms”.
* “We’re watching Ralf Schumacher … son, of course of double world champion Michael Schumacher.”
* “…and HERE COMES DAMON HILL IN THE WILLIAMS!!!! … this car is absolutely unique! … except for the one behind it … which is exactly the same…”
* From the Spanish GP 1995: “and Eddie Jordan is in fifth place”… (actually Eddie Irvine)
* Belgium 1996: “And now the boot is on the other Schumacher”.
* “And Nelson Piquet must be furious with himself inside his helmet!”
* “The crowd holds its joint breath.”
* “Alboreto has dropped back up to fifth place.”
* Spain 2000: “So while we wait for them to come on to the podium, and I’ll interrupt myself when they do …”
* Hungary 2000: “Two lights on, three lights on, four lights on, five laps on…”
* “Anything happens in Grand Prix racing and it usually does.”
* “With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go!”
* “The Arrows is in! The mechanics attack the car!”