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I'm in my usual state up here in the commentary box: high tension, heart beating like a trip hammer, whatever that is.

Murray Walker

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Murray Walker
Age: 97 †
Born: 1923
Born: October 10
Died: 2021
Died: March 13
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Journalist
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Pundit
Birmingham
West Midlands
Graeme Murray Walker
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A mediocre season for Nelson Piquet as he is now known and always has been.
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Of course he did it voluntarily, but he had to do it.
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There are four different cars filling the first four places.
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Somebody said once 'Follow the money' and that is what it is all about.
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It all comes down to money.
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Frentzen is taking, er, reducing that gap between himself and Frentzen.
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