Author: Murray Walker Page 2

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

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Ferrari leads, McLaren second, McLaren second, Jordan third, and Benneton fifth and sixth.

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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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This has been a great season for Nelson Piquet, as he is now known, and always has been.

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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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As you can see, visually, with your eyes… look up there! … that’s the sky!

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Mansell knows exactly where he (Ayrton Senna) is because he can see him in his earphones.

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Let’s stop the startwatch.

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He can’t decide whether to have his visor half open or half closed.

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Rally points scoring is twenty for the fastest, eighteen for the second fastest, right down to six points for the slowest fastest.

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Villeneuve is now twelve seconds ahead of Villeneuve.

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Tambay’s hopes, which were nil before, are absolutely zero now.

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

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Jean Alesi is 4th and 5th.

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It’s lap 26 of 58, which unless I’m very much mistaken is half way.

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

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Do my eyes deceive me, or is Senna’s Lotus sounding rough?

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Jenson Button is in the top ten… in eleventh position.

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Only a few more laps to go and then the action will begin… unless this is the action, which it is.

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

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

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