Legendary Formula One commentator Murray Walker has died aged 97, the British Racing Drivers Club announced today.
Walker, whose broadcasting career spanned more than 50 years, worked for the BBC and ITV, before he retired from commentating in 2001.
Walker will be remembered as the undisputed voice of Formula One. His unique, high-octane style - once described by Australian comic Clive James as sounding like a man whose trousers are on fire - is forever ingrained in British sporting culture.
From James Hunt s 1976 championship triumph over Niki Lauda at a rain-lashed Fuji, to Ayrton Senna s intense rivalry with Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell s 1992 title triumph, Walker called it all in a remarkable broadcasting career which spanned 52 years.