Comments on: Murray Walker reminds us why he’s missed

By: Sidepodcast - Your Weekly F1 Fix » Walking Back to Happiness

Sidepodcast - Your Weekly F1 Fix » Walking Back to Happiness — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:12:17 +0000

[...] Many words have been written over the last few days and in many cases they sum up Mr. Walker better then I ever could, so I’ll leave you with the following quotes. The first, on meeting Murray, and the others describing his race commentary. And you know what? I now understand why I admired him so much. We were talking about the spy affair between McLaren and Ferrari, and he gave a very straightforward answer that I had heard nowhere else before, talking about how employees owed loyalty to companies that had made them rich and successful. It was straightforward, honest and human. RF1PP. Walker was magnificent; loud, confident and slightly batty. Alyson Rudd. It was Walker doing what he has done best since his debut at the British GP in 1949, and doing it in a typically knowledgeable, authoritative and amusing way. It was as if he had never been away. Martin Smith. When something interesting is happening on the circuit, Murray Walker is the first to get excited, and soon enough everyone knows about it. doctorvee. [...]

By: viperdude

viperdude — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:57:18 +0000

I listened to the Five Live commentary with Murray Walker while watching the ITV coverage, it was fantastic to hear Murray again. I also twittered a few salient events during the race. I think this kind of thing is good for fans at the race who only see one part of the track and could get live SMS updates on what is happening elsewhere. I am going to trial it with a couple of friends who are going to Spa later in the year. You can see my twitter posts of the European GP at http://twitter.com/viperdudeuk

By: sidepodcast.com

sidepodcast.com — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:33:38 +0000

glad you enjoyed it. we too listened live, but felt we should’ve recorded it. if here the phrase “now we’re going to the golf”, i might shoot someone