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Villeneuve is now twelve seconds ahead of Villeneuve.

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The lead is now 6.9 seconds… in fact, it’s just under 7 seconds.

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There is nothing wrong with the car except that it is on fire.

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I wonder if Watson is in the relaxed state of mind he's in.

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The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.

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This is lap 54; after that, it’s 55, 56, 57, 58.

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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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There are four different cars filling the first four places.

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Jean Alesi is 4th and 5th.

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Frentzen is taking… er… reducing that gap between himself and Frentzen.

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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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A sad ending, albeit a happy one, here at Montreal for today’s Grand Prix.

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

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And now Jacques Laffitte is as close to Surer as Surer is to Laffitte.

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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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Speaking from memory, I don't know how many points Nelson Piquet has.

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A mediocre season for Nelson Piquet as he is now known and always has been.

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I was there when I said it.

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

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Alain Prost is in a commanding second position.

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

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