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Jackie Stewart: There will never be another Murray Walker 14 March, 2021 Following the passing of legendary Formula 1 commentator, Sir Jackie Stewart declared “there will never be another Murray Walker”  to aptly sum up the sentiments of everyone in motorsport. The passing of Graeme Murray Walker aged 97, whose remarkable broadcasting career spanned more than half a century, was announced on Saturday evening. Walker’s unique, high-octane style will forever be ingrained in British sporting culture. He commentated on his first grand prix for the BBC in 1949 before going on to call Ayrton...

113 shares It was an age before a multiplicity of channels blurred things, a time when the splendid instrument of the voice itself was a central part of the job in a way it is not quite today. Like O’Sullevan and the others, Walker could convey drama by lowering his register, for all his high-octane excitement and the odd malapropism that were part of his legend. His autobiography, ‘Unless I Am Very Much Mistaken,’ sold like hot cakes. When he was being treated for cancer — which turned out to be not as serious as he feared nearly a decade ago — he told me: ‘I have had a bloody ma...

Murray Walker with James Hunt in 1983 Credit: GETTY IMAGES It is hard to imagine that the late hell-raiser James Hunt is currently surrounded by too many cherubim or seraphim, but whatever the afterlife looks like for Formula 1 legends, he has been joined in the great Grand Prix commentary box in the sky by his long-term broadcast partner Murray Walker, who died this weekend aged 97. Hunt retired from driving Formula 1 in the 1979 season and roared into the broadcast studio to join Walker: together they formed one of TV's great duos. The partnership ended too soon, with Hunt's untimely death ...

Murray Walker, the British broadcaster regarded as the 'Voice of Formula One', has died aged 97. Walker, who served in the Second World War, became a Formula One icon during more than 30 years as a commentator for the BBC and ITV. Known for his passionate vocal style while commentating, he reported on his first Grand Prix for BBC radio at Silverstone in 1949. Walker became a full-time F1 commentator in 1978 and only hung up his microphone when he retired in 2001 after a 52-year broadcasting career. It’s with great sadness we share the news of the passing of BRDC Associate Member Murray Walk...