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Formula1 One Liners
I've been recently reading up on a lot of F1 history, and in doing so I have come across some great quotes/one liners uttered by drivers or people associated with F1. I guess there are those here who will remember back to the days when F1 team personnel had a charisma tehy weren't afraid to share....
Back in his Jordan days Ralf Schumacher ran Johnny Herbert off teh track, and then afterwards claimed he gave Herbert space, to which Martin Brundle said, something along the lines of "Well I suppose if your name's Shoe-maker, you're entitled to talk cobblers" !
Patrick Head said that Alan Jones got up half an hour ealy on race day to give him more time to hate Nelson Piquet...
At Spa on year a female fan came up to Graham Hill and asked him to sign her blouse. Hill did as he was asked, and then exclaimed " Blimey !! I wish I had a longer name"
And not exactly F1, but involving two former F1 WDC's was in Nigel Mansell's Indycar days when he caused an accident between himself and Emmerson Fittipaldi. When interviewed Emmo said in his distinctive accent "Nigel, he crazy !! He try to stop his car with MY brakes! !
There is a whole chapter on murrays 'murryisms' in his autobiography, here are some of the best quotes:
"I imagine the conditions in those cars are totaly unimaginable"
"Do my eye's deceive me or is Senna's car sounding a bit rough?"
"Prost can see Mansell in his earphones"
"I've just stopped my startwatch"
"And we've had five races this year. Brazil, Argentina, Imola, Schumacher and Monaco."
"That was exactly the same place where Senna overtook Nannini that he didn't overtake Prost"
"And it's Mansell, Mansell, Mansell, Nigel Mansell!!!" (It was Alain Prost)
"The atmosphere is so tense you could cut it with a cricket stimp!"
Murray has made some howlers in the past but they've all usually been done to death, which is why I included only a few. Martin Brundle has shown us many examples of his wit in the commentary box.....
"The problem with Ralph is that he thinks he is Michael..."
"Heinz has tried 57 varieties of getting around the track, and now he's coming into the pits."
On Jos Verstappen:
"It takes a special effort to get into that gravel trap."
In '98
"That Williams looks as if someone has shot a cannon full of sponsor stickers at it."
"Wurz always reminds me of Forest Gump to be honest."
"Yes, the pistons are having a little talk with the valves in that engine."
That ?oldest man? label is an incoming tide you can?t fight I had it, Gerhard Berger had it, Damon Hill had it. As soon as you get the title of ?oldest man in Formula 1? it?s almost like an exit route at the end of the season.
You needed a calendar to time his first sector.
Apparently there are some drivers on the grid here somewhere... I need to make a note of all these kings I?ve met today!
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