Author: Murray Walker Page 2

The gap between the two cars is 0.9 of a second, which is less than one second.

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You have to wonder what kind of chemical reactions were taking place inside Walker’s head when he said these things.

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A mediocre season for Nelson Piquet as he is now known and always has been.

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Alesi is in second place, and Hill is in second place.

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There are four different cars filling the first four places.

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

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

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

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Schumacher has made his final stop three times.

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Jacques Lafitte is as close to Surer as Surer is to Lafitte.

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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 now Jacques Laffitte is as close to Surer as Surer is to Laffitte.

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

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

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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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I was there when I said it.

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

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Speaking from memory, I don't know how many points Nelson Piquet has.

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

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That’s the first time he had started from the front row in a Grand Prix, having done so in Canada earlier this year.

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And he’s lost both right front tires.

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