There’s nothing wrong with the car except that it’s on fire.

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Even in five years time, he will still be four years younger than Damon Hill.

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I can’t believe what’s happening visually, in front of my eyes.

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The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.

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A battle is developing between them’ I say developing, because it’s not yet on.

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Schumacher wouldn’t have let him past voluntarily. Of course he did it voluntarily, but he had to do it.

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I should imagine that the conditions in the cockpit are totally unimaginable.

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There are seven winners of the Monaco Grand Prix on the starting line today, and four of them are Michael Schumacher.

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IF is a very long word in Formula One; in fact, IF is F1 spelled backwards.

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There’s nothing wrong with the car except that it’s on fire.

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Now he must not go the wrong way round the circuit, and unless he can spin himself stationary through 360 degrees I fail to see how he can avoid doing so.

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I’m in my usual state up here in the commentary box: high tension, heart beating like a trip hammer, whatever that is.

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With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go.

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Either the car is stationary, or it’s on the move.

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You might not think that’s cricket, and it’s not, it’s motor racing.

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I don’t make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong.

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Well, now we have exactly the same situation as at the beginning of the race, only exactly opposite.

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You can cut the tension with a cricket stump.

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This circuit is interesting because it has inclines and declines. Not just up, but down as well.

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Anything happens in Grand Prix racing, and it usually does.

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And now, excuse me while I interrupt myself.

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Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium – and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world.

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I’ve no idea what Eddie Irvine’s orders are, but he’s following them superlatively well.

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That’s history. I say history because it happened in the past.

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And that just shows you how important the car is in Formula One Racing.

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He can’t decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed.

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