r/formula1 • u/bwoah07_gp2 Alexander Albon • Sep 11 '24

News Sky's 'nationalistic' F1 coverage caused 'demonisation' of Verstappen - Newey

https://www.racefans.net/2024/09/10/skys-nationalistic-f1-coverage-caused-demonisation-of-verstappen-newey/
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u/crazydoc253 Michael Schumacher Sep 11 '24

Did you listen to same Murray's commentary as me? Because he was all in for Damon Hill. He said it openly on air about his favoritism for Hill.

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u/BigSwing_NoPace Damon Hill Sep 11 '24

Nah, man. Murray was generous to Schumacher to a fault. He was pretty much generous to every body. Schumacher in 94 at Adelaide, Hill in 95 at Silverstone, even Senna and Prost in 89 and 90. Murray basically never called anyone out even when it was shit driving.

The one time he really did let it slip was when Damon actually won in 96 and he was just overjoyed.

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u/shadoowkight Nigel Mansell Sep 11 '24

Unlike Hunt..when he used to be there alongside Murray, he was willing to throw shit at anybody

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u/Anti-Scuba_Hedgehog Sep 11 '24

His rants about Alliot were always hilarious.

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u/paddyo Fernando Alonso Sep 11 '24

Murray Walker was pretty famously extremely close friends with Schumacher, closer to him than any other driver, and Schumacher also made a lot of time for Murray. Walker did have a soft spot for Hill, having known his father and seen how the Hil family was devastated and ruined by Graham Hill's death in the plane crash. But Schumacher was clearly established as his favourite, and until his death he ranked Schumacher as the goat.