Friday 4th November 2005

Murray Walker launched a stinging attack on F1’s drivers, accusing them of being too boring and of not speaking their minds. “I don’t think F1 lacks characters but what it does lack are individuals prepared to express themselves,” he said. “Maybe they do not want to or have been told not to upset the teams’ sponsors. I can understand that up to a point but it means they are all robotic and I don’t think that helps the sport at all. F1 would be better if it had individuals like Nigel Mansell and Eddie Irvine.”