Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes : [Hardcover]

'It's a bargain because you know it's accurate and the considered opinion of a motor racing expert.'

'The authenticity of every detail, opinion and emotion brings a rare sense of immediacy and transfers with it the undeniable power of Walker's enthusiasm.'

'a must, not just for the coffee table, but merits a permanent place at your bedside.'

'an essential buy for motorsport enthusiasts.'

'What really sets this book apart are the warm tributes to his friends behind the scenes.'

Murray Walker's voice is the most instantly recognizable in sports broadcasting. Grand Prix fans entrust themselves to him throughout the season for a dose of unrelenting, high-octane excitement. He combines an encyclopedic knowledge of the sport with an unbridled enthusiasm that remains undimmed after more than half a century of race commentaries. Murray Walker has compiled his ultimate collection of racing heroes, his personal hall of fame.

Last year's bestselling edition has been revised and updated to celebrate Murray's retirement after more than half a century as the world's most prominent Formula One broadcaster. The umtimate book for fans of F1.

The author, Murray Walker, 26 October, 2000 My times with the best in Formula One Motor sport is my passion and I've been lucky enough to have been Britain's TV commentator for Formula One ever since it began in 1950. So that's over fifty years of fun, excitement and drama for me during which I've been privileged to know all the greats. My FORMULA ONE HEROES is the book I've always wanted to write about my times with the men who mean so much to me - and now I've done it! Hope you enjoy it.

Murray Walker combines and enclyclopaedic knowlege of Grand Prix racing with an unbridled fanaticism that remains undimmed after more than half a century of race commentaries.

In his personal tribute to the sport, he celebrates the most talented drivers of all time, the rivalries that have set his pulse racing and the circuits he finds the most inspiring.

This updated edition of Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes gives an 'in a nutshell' appraisal of legends old and new from an esteemed hero and geniuine F1 insider who, even now he' retired, cannot keep his all-consuming passion off the page.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Murray Walker OBE is the indisputable 'Voice of Formula One'. He has been broadcasting on motor sport for over 50 years, in the process becoming a much-loved household name. His enthusiasm for and experience of the sport are unparalleled. Murray Walker retires from motor racing broadcasting in October. Simon Taylor has been a motor racing journalist for more than 40 years. He has been editor of Autosport, BBC Radio's motor racing correspondent and an ITV commentator on modern and historic motor racing. He is Grand Prix editor of Motor Sport and writes features and a monthly column for Classic & Sports Car.