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F1 2021 testing is officially in the books with Max Verstappen finishing top of the timesheet after a late flurry of track action in Bahrain.

Murray Walker Credit: Gray Mortimore/ Getty Images Murray Walker, who has died aged 97, was for more than half a century the high-octane voice of British motor sport and a consummate exponent of – and, indeed, with a strong claim to have invented – the “pants-on-fire” school of broadcast commentary. At full throttle at the television microphone for a Formula 1 grand prix, Walker would typically let rip with what he called his “crash, bang, wallop” approach, developed during years of commentating on low-budget motocross and rallycross competitions. “I reacted excitedly and enthu...

Murray Walker, the infectiously excitable television commentator who became the voice of Formula One for generations around the English-speaking world, died on Saturday at the age of 97.

Legendary UK racing commentator, described as "The Voice of Formula 1," has died.

"And I've Got To Stop, Because I've Got A Lump In My Throat" Photo: Gray Mortimore (Getty Images) We’ve lost the voice of motorsport. Murray Walker, iconic Formula One commentator, has died at age 97. Advertisement For a whole generation of race fans, Walker epitomized F1. He was its heart and soul, the voice that filled you in on the action and always maintained a level head. He was a race fan through and through; listening to him, you felt like you were in conversation with a like-minded soul. I think that was one of the best parts about Walker. You knew he was feeling everything right al...