Author: Murray Walker

I make no apologies for their absence… I’m sorry they’re not here.

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

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Unless I’m very much mistaken… I AM very much mistaken!

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

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

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And he’s done that in a whisker under 10 seconds, call it 9.7 in round figures.

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And Michael Schumacher is actually in a very good position… he’s in last place.

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

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

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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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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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With two laps to go then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is.

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Brundle is driving an absolutely pluperfect race.

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Stewart has two cars in the top five: Magnusson 5th and Barichello 6th.

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

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

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

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