"Le Mans is Now a Sprint" - Who Said it First?
Yet again I hear mention that "Le Mans is now a sprint - not like the old days" (ACO TV coverage just a few minutes ago, but repeated ad infinitum elsewhere every year).
So my question is - who said it first and when?
My entry is Murray Walker - during the BBC's coverage of the 1986 LM. Yes, back when Aunty Beeb covered proper motorsport.
So 29 years ago it was 'now a sprint' - so was there actually a time when it wasn't?
And more to the point, when are these commentators going to stop repeating it!!?? I think 29 years (at least) is maybe enough?
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