Interesting Comments

[f1grandprixshop]

From MIKAPHILE yahoo groups


These are the most interesting comments ever heard by a formula-1 commentator.
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"And the rain came down and washed the circuit dry"


Monaco 2000:
"And in front of David Coulthard, the scarlet McLaren of four-times Monaco
Grand Prix winner, Michael Schumacher."


"...Cruel luck for Alesi, second on the grid. That's the first time he had
started from the front row in a Grand Prix, having done so in Canada
earlier this year..."

"Except for his car, he's the only man on the track."


"Hakkinen looks like he's on a Sunday afternoon drive."

"All he needs is the right infrastructure...he's got the right
infrastructure at Benetton, but he hasn't got the car"

"And Michael Schumacher is actually in a very good position. He is in last
place."

"Look up there! That's the sky!"

"...in 12th and 13th the two Jaguars of Eddie Irvine."

"Nigel Mansell had a problem with the wheel-nut on his Williams, then he
went on to win brilliantly for Ferrari!"

"The Benetton...handling superbly as ever. Williams have worked very, very
hard on this car at the beginning of the season."

"Even in five years' time, he (Coulthard) will still be four years younger
than Damon Hill."

"We now have exactly the same situation as at the beginning of the race,
only exactly opposite."

*Heinz Harald Frentzen has already won three Grands Prix this year - two of
them last year..."

"The faster he goes the quicker he'll get to the pits. The slower he goes
the longer it will take"

"Schumacher is still the fastest man on the track, not only by virtue of
the fact that he leads the Australian Grand Prix, but he also holds the
fastest lap."

"Twenty four points for Schumacher, twenty three points for Hill, so
there's only one point between them if my mental arithmetic is correct."

Murray: "And Barrichello has a good chance to pass Trulli here..."
Martin: "Actually, those waved yellow flags will prevent that in this section"

"STOP! STOP! Under the bridge there! That's a Williams Renault ... my guess
is it's Villeneuve, I'm not going to make any statements until we see the
driver ... IT'S HILL! It's Damon Hill!"

"Coulthard leads the Europe GP, and now all he needs to do is avoid
trouble, OH THATS COULTHARD OUT!!!"

"That's history. I say history because it happened in the past"

"And here comes Mika Hakkinen, double world champion twice over..."

When Pedro Diniz's Sauber caught fire " Fire! Fire! Diniz in the oven"

"So let's assume that Michael Schumacher wins this race, whoa!" (Schuey
slides on a white line just as Murray talks about him)

"McLaren and Ferrari have won six races each this year. Mika Hakkinen has
won three, David Coulthard has won three, Michael Schumacher has won five
and Rubens Barrichello has won five."

"...and Schumacher has just completed lap 77 out of 73"

"Jean Alesi is reborn. Last year he was driving a car that he couldn't have
done well in even if it had had two engines in it, never mind one."

Murray: "Now we go on to another 16 races, the next one is at Brazil, Sao
Paulo, in two weeks time."
Martin: "I'm going to Malaysia, first, Murray."

"This will be Williams' first win since the last time a Williams won."


Hungary 2000:
"Two lights on, three lights on, four lights on, five laps on..."
(i think he said this again last weekend :-))

Belgium 2000:
"Yes! Jean Alesi has just gone round in 2 minutes and 2 seconds, so that's
three seconds faster in the Prost than Alesi in the McLaren."

Austria 1998:
"If it's a two lap strategy"


Camera cuts to single tyre in the middle of the track. Murray: " And look
at that tyre! Someone had better go and get that quickly (As if on cue,
marshall runs out and grabs it) WELL DONE LAD!"

"And will Jacques Villeneuve be racing with Williams next year? Well, we
will only know that in the future."

"the flying Finn in front from Scotland"...

"A battle is developing between them...I say developing because it's not
yet on."

"I've no idea what Eddie Irvine's orders are, but he's following them
superlatively well."


"I once had Didier Pironi's wheel hit me in that position, and I can tell
you it hurts."


"First man out is Marques in the Arrows. Of course he's going out early to
generate some media interest"
"I'm sure he would generate some interest if he went out in the Arrows
because Marques drives for Minardi"

"They're both super starters, but Mika Hakkinen is a superer starter!"

"There is a man with a great Grand Prix future behind him!"

[neutral]

That was hilarious!!!!!
the winner is-

"The faster he goes the quicker he'll get to the pits. The slower he goes the longer it will take"

Murray forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[JeremySmith]

Murray Walker totaly brilliant...

[Nicholas]

I wonder who said them all?

There is a URL with hundreds of them, I'll let you know.

[Ralf's Girl]

Murray rules!

I love these ones:

"I imagine that the conditions in those cars today are totally unimaginable"
"I make no apologies for their absence...I'm sorry they're not here"
"He's obviously gone in for a wheel change and I say 'obviously' because I can't see"
"Alboreto into the pits and I'm going stop the startwatch!"
"In case there is any confusion...Coulthard leads and has yet to stop, Hakkinen leads and has yet to stop"
"And Ayrton Senna will know exactly where Nigel Mansell is because he can see him in his earphones..."

But possibly one of the best ever:

Murray: Bernie, it's some seventeen years since you bought McLaren. You've had some good times, you've had some bad times...what do you remember the most?
Bernie: I don't remember buying McLaren.

[Maxmil]

Originally posted by f1grandprixshop
These are the most interesting comments ever heard by a formula-1 commentator.

Where have I seen this thread before?

Deja Vue I guess.

[AndyF]

Billiant, absolutely brilliant - why is he going to retire next year - we need comments like that!!

[jiggly_puff]

"A battle is developing between them...I say developing because it's not yet on."

absolute genius!!!!!!!

[economy_waffle]

"and montoya's benneton blows up in his first race in F1"

[f1grandprixshop]

got this link from other F1 forum


http://www.worldmotorsport.com/murray/index.php


check it out!

[RWC]

aahh,well done guys.Laughed for ages!!!!

[f1grandprixshop]

Originally posted by RWC
aahh,well done guys.Laughed for ages!!!!

that's what F1 should be, FUN! and not too serious like the other threads!


cheers!

[Ralf's Girl]

Thanks for the link, F1GPshop - some of those are hilarious!

[I Ate Yoko Ono]

My personal favourite

didn't the great man once say

"excuse me whilst I interrupt myself!!"

[f1grandprixshop]

Don't leave home without it!

[Alan Jones]

Murray's enthusiasm make s up for any of the above, and to top it all off he always comes across as a very sincere and well mannered fellow. Without a doubt, England produces the best commentators of sport IMO. As a further example, have a listen to Henry Blofield next time he is commentating on the cricket

[kuchi]

Funny, just funny, it is a shame that I don't live at England and I can't hear Mr. Walker, but for all I have see in this forum about him, he is one of my favourites too.

[Liz]

My favourite was when Murray said "Prost is on fire going into the swimming pool!" and James Hunt said "Well that should put him out, then."

[f1grandprixshop]

i never had the luxury to hear Murray covering an F1 race, too bad


but I'm happy with the commentators at StarSports

[Unknown Soldier]

One of my favs

From the 2001 Aussie Grand Prix:

"If that's not a blown engine, then I'm a Chinaman"

Murray is irreplacable.

[f1grandprixshop]

Originally posted by Unknown Soldier
One of my favs

From the 2001 Aussie Grand Prix:

"If that's not a blown engine, then I'm a Chinaman"

Murray is irreplacable.

hahaha

[Nicholas]

Eddie Irvine's said some very funny things I'll show a few soon.

[f1grandprixshop]

Originally posted by nicholaswhite
Eddie Irvine's said some very funny things I'll show a few soon.

haha keep them coming!!

[Nicholas]

Hello Magazine Interview 1999 (Bit Spooky This One)

Whilst reading Hello! magazine (issue dated 13th July 1999 - the day after the British Grand Prix) I noticed an article 'at home' with Eddie Irvine. He was interviewed on his boat in Monaco, probably after the Monaco Grand Prix. Here is an excerpt ...
Hello! interviewer: Is it frustrating to have to play number two to Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari team?
Eddie:You never know what will happen. At the moment I am number two but Michael could decide to retire or he could break a leg. If he did and I won the next few races I could be in contention for the title. In this sport anything could happen.
So that's the answer .... Eddie has a touch of the Murray Walker's!!

Well, that was more interesting than funny

Monaco 1999

Monaco 1999

Yesterday when Eddie was interviewed by German RTL after coming in second in the Monaco Grand Prix, he was asked, "You were very competitive in todays race Eddie. What comments do you have for that?"
"Well, its because I'm a big w*****". ... and then just stared, smiling at the interviewer.
To which the immediate translation into German was, "Eddie said that he has a very good car". That was live TV.

[Nicholas]

Here's the URL... "Classic Eddie Moments"

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/7864/classic.html