A collection of quotes and thoughts by Murray Walker on racing, opinion, safe, time, mistakes, race, car, belief, happening, battle, beginning, words and love.
54 Inspiring Quotes By Murray Walker For The Formula One Enthusiasts
Murray Walker is a distinguished English journalist and semi-retired Formula One motorsport commentator. Walker’s big gig as a commentator was for the British Grand Pix, Silverstone on the BBC Radio. Murray continued as a commentator for Formula 1 in BBC for most of his career. Murray was equally active with his writing and used to publish his journals. He wrote a series of annuals titled ‘Murray Walker’s Grand Prix Years’ for Grand Prix season which became a major hit amongst the enthusiasts and are popular as collectors’ items as they consist of the summary of the season along with Walker’s comments. In the year 2000, Murray announced his retirement as a commentator but returned back in 2005. A year later he was declared as the ‘Chief Ambassador’ of David Ormerod Hearing Centers. He later appeared in ‘Free Practice 3’ for BBC F1. Murray Walker’s legendary voice, his thoughts and views on speed, racing cars, life, happiness and more are very realistic and relatable. Read through the quotes and sayings by Murray Walker whose moments of magic in front of the microphone are fondly remembered and quoted extensively.
And the first three cars are all Escorts, which isn't surprising as this is an all Escort race.
Murray Walker
Jenson Button is in the top ten, in eleventh position.
Murray Walker
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.
Murray Walker
Rally points scoring is twenty for the fastest, eighteen for the second fastest, right down to six points for the slowest fastest.
Murray Walker
Jean Alesi is 4th and 5th.
Murray Walker
Ukyo Katayama is undoubtedly the best Formula One driver that Grand Prix racing has ever produced
Murray Walker
This would have been Senna's third win a row if he'd won the two before
Murray Walker
And Michael Schumacher is 37 seconds ahead, so he can refuel the car, change all four wheels, take off his helmet, have a smoke and a cup of tea, and rejoin in first.
Murray Walker
We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite.
Murray Walker
Mansell can see him in his earphone.
Murray Walker
Nigel Mansell is the last person in the race apart from the five in front of him
You have to say what comes into your head, and sometimes the wrong words come, in the wrong order or I'd make prophecies which immediately turned out to be wrong.
Now he must not go the wrong way round the circuit, and unless he can spin himself stationary through 360 degrees I fail to see how he can avoid doing so.
I'm a car fanatic and each morning I wake up with a smile on my face, whether I'm commentating on the Formula One or at Silver Hatch racetrack in Roary the Racing Car.
Anything happens in Grand Prix racing, and it usually does.
Murray Walker
IF is a very long word in Formula One; in fact, IF is F1 spelled backwards.
Murray Walker
There's nothing wrong with the car except that it's on fire.
Murray Walker
I wish we had a system where you are given a bill including service and that people were paid properly so they didn't have to rely on tips. In different restaurants there are different policies and it's all very confusing.
