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F1 1997 Season's  Commentary and Quotes

The Creme de la Creme

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school.wav 73 kb Australia 97 "...the first day back at school " The boys are back on track, but not for long as far as Irvine, Villeneuve and Herbert are concerned
furious.wav 92 kb Murray masters the emphatic pause (mid-word) as Jean Alesi forgets to tank up (also Australia)
sunshine.wav 70 kb Murray in threatening mode, on the same topic.(Australia until further notice)
 airport.wav 40kb Alesi gets some stick from Martin too.
ralf.wav 67kb From this point on you just know Murray is going to keep confusing Michael and Ralf ! Thanks to Robert Lewis
 lostit.wav 108 kb Great clip: on-board sounds as Frentzen times his spin to perfection "Hit all of those apexes.....break at the last........."OOPS!!  
 takesoff.wav  65 kb Schuey being philosophical. Eddie would have taken off his what as well?  
 grovel.wav  64 kb Murray unreservedly grovels to HHF. No-one grovels like Murray!
tea.wav  55 kb We don't think Mr Walker was on tea by this time.
andand.wav 113 kb Murray changes gear and...and...and...makes sure he doesn't stop talking whilst he works out what to say next (Argentina)
 hhfwins.wav  63 kb (San Marino) ".....Frentzen goes left....Frentzen goes right...." and wins his first Grand Prix.
heinz57.wav* 53 kb (Monaco) You've opened up a can of worms here, Martin!

 

sheepday.wav* 76 kb (Monaco) Martin doesn't bleat about the bush. As reported on "One Man and his Cog", and "Top Shear"!
 wheeloff.wav  40 kb (Monaco) "Hakkinen with a wheel off" : not a car set-up to be recommended for the unlucky flying Finn.
 habour.wav  55 kb Martin suggests a watery grave in the harbour at Monaco for one of the Williams cars (both slid out)
hhforjv.wav  84 kb (Canada) A classic Walker identification crisis as someone spins out at the end of the first lap.
 scenery.wav  104 kb (France) As with Frentzen (above), Martin is developing the Murray skill of talking a driver off the track
 replay.wav  41kb Murray has a firm grasp of virtual reality. We are not sure where this took place, but in what race hasn't Murray mixed up replays with live action?
 jet.wav 85 kb

 

How Louise Goodman must have chortled at Eddie's ready wit! (Hungary '97)
 three.wav  112 kb Murray is almost (but not quite) entirely unconvincing as he tries to count to three. He will be telling us next there are two Schumacher's! (Hungary '97)
longpit.wav* 61 kb (Belgium) And still get change from half a crown! MS has clearly built up a commanding lead.
pinchme.wav* 13 kb (Belgium) Don't try this at home.
schupush.wav* 67 kb (Belgium) Now you're just being silly, Murray!
wakeup.wav* 61 kb (Belgium also)WAKE UP that MAN!  Murray getting cross- to think that the great Michael S could send a Ferrari mechanic to sleep!
 irvine.wav  149 kb (Japan) The best team tactical move of the season ends with Irvine allowing Schumacher back in front. However Martin really wants them to go back and do it again somewhere else.  
hitpart.wav 104 kb (Jerez) A great double act brings the season to a close- Murray in vox-squeak and Martin only an octave behind, as Schumacher decides he needs a closer look at Jacque's wing settings. (What, in the Brundle mind, would be the right part of Villeneuve to hit?)
turnin.wav 83 kb Villeneuve's view of the Schuey shunt. Incidentally, "Michael Schumacher" is a made up name, derived from the well-known phrase " I'm a crash leech, chum "! ***  
letoff.wav 30 kb Was Schuey let off lightly by the FIA? Is the Pope a Ferrari fan?
bernie.wav 74 kb Bernie Ecclestone demonstrates that money really means nothing to him!
* These clips provided by a kind donor who wishes to remain anonymous    (ANDREW CLARKE)  *** We hope to do a page of drivers' anagrams shortly (groan)