"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..." There are only three cars left in the race Nobody is in the lead Alboreto is fifth Prost is first and fourth

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

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

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

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." watched started won retired from

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 ________." slowest fastest fastest ugly duckling 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". ray of sunshine dark section dry line lot of lights

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 _________" a couple of stewed astronauts. they'll need to drink the champagne BEFORE they step onto the podium. a couple of charred sausages. two fried lobsters in silver suits.