Murray Walker
Murray Walker
Graeme Murray Walker, OBE, known as Murray Walker, is an English semi-retired Formula One motorsport commentator and journalist. For most of his career he worked for the BBC, but when it lost the contract for Formula One coverage to ITV, he continued commentating after the change of broadcaster...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEntertainer
Date of Birth10 October 1923
cutting stumps cricket
You can cut the tension with a cricket stump.
years four hills
Even in five years time, he will still be four years younger than Damon Hill.
funny motor-racing records
Mansell is slowing it down, taking it easy. Oh, no he isn't! It's a lap record.
funny motor-racing tire
The tires are called wets, because they're used in the wet. And these tires are called slicks, because they're very slick.
numbers olympic-games seconds
Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansell. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers.
winning men racing
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.
funny race motor-racing
And the first three cars are all Escorts, which isn't surprising as this is an all Escort race.
funny motor-racing car
And there's no damage to the car. Except to the car itself.
funny men motor-racing
And there's the man in the green flag!
funny motor-racing doe
Anything happens in Grand Prix racing, and it usually does.
funny motor-racing circuits
The European drivers have adapted to this circuit extremely quickly, especially Paul Radisich who's a New Zealander.
funny two motor-racing
With two laps to go then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is.
racing drivers formulas
Ukyo Katayama is undoubtedly the best Formula One driver that Grand Prix racing has ever produced
smile morning car
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.