"Murrayisms": Classic Murray Walker Quotes

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1. Complete this Murray quote from yesteryear: "As you look at the first four places, the significant thing is that..." Alboreto is fifth Prost is first and fourth Nobody is in the lead There are only three cars left in the race

2. I don't know what he was thinking when Murray Walker once said: "...and the beak of Ayrton Senna's _______ is pulling ahead." jumbo-jet chicken helmet little red wagon

3. One of my personal favourite Murray quotes: "This is an interesting circuit because it has _______, and not just up but down as well." elevators inclines levels stairs

4. On the prospects of Patrick Tambay, Murray once said: "Tambay's hopes, which were nil before, are ______ now." rapidly evaporating absolutely zero slowly diminishing all but gone

5. Who was Murray referring to here: "[He] is undoubtedly the best driver that Grand Prix racing has ever produced." Tarso Marques Ukyo Katayama Nigel Mansell Olivier Grouillard

6. Again, a similarly mystifying statement from Mr. Walker: "Andrea de Cesaris, the man who has ______ more Grands Prix than anyone else without actually winning one of them." started won retired from watched

7. Murray Walker explaining the points system for a rally event: "Rally points scoring is 20 for the fastest, 18 for the second fastest, right down to 6 points for the ________." ugly duckling slowest fastest fastest winner

8. This was a truly hilarious moment when Murray was commentating on a Monaco GP one year: "And there's a _______ appearing in the tunnel" (pause while he realises what he's just said) "Obvious, really as it has a roof". dark section ray of sunshine lot of lights dry line

9. This is another of my favourites from Monaco in 1981. Murray, describing the situation as water pours through a leak onto the track in the tunnel: "...and that could be, to put it very mildly indeed, __________" fatal for everyone! suicidally dangerous! a monumental catastrophe waiting to happen! a potential dungeon of death!

10. A fantastic description of Hakkinen and Coulthard in the late 90's: "The two McLaren drivers are so hot they look like _________" they'll need to drink the champagne BEFORE they step onto the podium. a couple of stewed astronauts. two fried lobsters in silver suits. a couple of charred sausages.