Author: Murray Walker Page 2

You have to wonder what kind of chemical reactions were taking place inside Walker’s head when he said these things.

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Mansell knows exactly where he (Ayrton Senna) is because he can see him in his earphones.

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That’s history; I say history because it happened in the past.

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The faster he goes, the quicker he’ll get to the pits; the slower he goes, the longer it will take.

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And the first three cars are all Escorts, which isn’t surprising as this is an all Escort race.

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And the first five places are filled by five different cars.

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And there’s the man in the green flag!

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You might not think that’s cricket, and it’s not; it’s motor racing.

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Villeneuve is now twelve seconds ahead of Villeneuve.

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There are four different cars filling the first four places.

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That’s the first time he had started from the front row in a Grand Prix, having done so in Canada earlier this year.

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You can't see a digital clock because there isn't one.

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Only a few more laps to go and then the action will begin… unless this is the action, which it is.

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Alesi is in second place, and Hill is in second place.

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And there’s no damage to the car… except to the car itself.

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The gap between the two cars is 0.9 of a second, which is less than one second.

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It’s lap 26 of 58, which unless I’m very much mistaken is half way.

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He can’t decide whether to have his visor half open or half closed.

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Tambay’s hopes, which were nil before, are absolutely zero now.

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Nigel Mansell is the last person in the race apart from the five in front of him.

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This has been a great season for Nelson Piquet, as he is now known, and always has been.

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