Broadcasting legend Murray Walker passes away
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The motorsport world is mourning the loss of legendary commentator and broadcaster Murray Walker, who has died at the age of 97.
Walker was known to audiences across the globe as the voice of Formula 1, having called the action on both the BBC and ITV from 1976 through to 2001.
During his time with the BBC, Walker was also the man who commentated on the British Touring Car Championship’s Super Touring era for a large part of the 1990s, with his voice beamed into millions of homes on a Saturday afternoon during
Grandstand.
His infectious commentary will forever sit alongside some of the most iconic moments in series history, such as the clash between Steve Soper and John Cleland during the 1992 season finale at Silverstone, and the moment when team-mates Julian Bailey and Will Hoy collided at the same venue a year later – leaving Walker to exclaim that ‘the car upside down is a Toyota’.