tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856344.post7446719559123841488..comments2023-10-22T18:29:06.537+08:00Comments on Motor Racing Journal: The Need For The Next Murray WalkerQwertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12387010271380943265noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856344.post-76948848853056592262008-02-10T16:55:00.000+08:002008-02-10T16:55:00.000+08:00How can you say such a thing about Murray?Murray w...How can you say such a thing about Murray?<BR/><BR/>Murray was formula one in himself and was loved by millions.<BR/><BR/>Unless you lot have the ability to do as well as him, shut up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856344.post-8011736901618948652007-04-16T09:17:00.000+08:002007-04-16T09:17:00.000+08:00I've never heard Murray. Reading your post, I get ...I've never heard Murray. Reading your post, I get a vague idea of his characteristics.<BR/><BR/>I started watching F1 on Star Sports, India. The commentary team consisted of Chris Goodwin and Steve Slater. While Steve went ballistic at every pitstop and every time 2 cars were within 2 seconds of each other (including predicting a deadbeat between 2 cars at most races), Chris would provide the insights and laugh off some of the stuff from Steve.<BR/><BR/>Now, living in the US of A, I woke up at 4am to watch the Bahrain GP on Speed. While the team is fairly insightful, they don't keep the viewer engaged. They sorely lack a Steve Slater.<BR/><BR/>A tactical race could have been a thrilla with Steve behind the microphone.Dream Sportinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072682388248928438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856344.post-65932391767441635422007-04-09T20:05:00.000+08:002007-04-09T20:05:00.000+08:00Murray became a British institution, thanks to bei...Murray became a British institution, thanks to being first in the field. As you say, he was inaccurate, ridiculous and biased, but we forgave him everything because... well, because he'd always been our voice of motor sport. The Beeb actually did a good job of balancing his excitable blathering with the steady, more informed voice of an expert such as James Hunt or Martin Brundle - Murray entertained those new to watching F1, while the expert gave the real F1 fans some relief from Murray's nonsense.<BR/><BR/>And now that Murray has gone, we begin to realise how necessary he was. You are quite right to wish that there was an obvious replacement for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856344.post-8619049582899999922007-04-09T07:57:00.000+08:002007-04-09T07:57:00.000+08:00My mistake then.My mistake then.Qwertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387010271380943265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856344.post-32939232361690488242007-04-09T06:20:00.000+08:002007-04-09T06:20:00.000+08:00Brundle never worked on the Beeb commentary!I alwa...Brundle never worked on the Beeb commentary!<BR/><BR/>I always watched the Eurosport coverage - not just for John Watson, but also Ben Edwards.<BR/><BR/>I think Edwards should have been the replacement for Murray - as excitable (some of his 1997 CART commentaries were great - he shouted himself hoarse by the end of the races), but also less inclined toward mistakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com