Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken Book

Unless I'm very much mistaken, this is one of the best books I have had the pleasure of reading in a while. Murray Walker is a legend amongst the F1 community - known for his "Murrayisms" - he will quite often say the most stupid things in the most endearing way!

This is an excellent biography of his life and very impressive commentating career - lasting nearly 50 years. As an F1 fan it is his time commentating on F1 that I was most interested in, especially his discussions regarding his working relationships with co-commentators James Hunt and Martin Brundle. But his life pre-F1 was also very interesting, his time in the army during the war being a particular highlight.

One of the nicest bits of this book for me was his description of the great Michael Schumacher - sadly now in a poor state after his awful accident a few years back. Murray has an obvious great admiration for this man who many see as an arrogant German - in fact Murray even retells him telling off a fan who dared to disrespect Michael in such a way. He describes Michael as a loving family man, a nice guy and someone always willing to turn up at parties and recognize the achievements of others.He describes plenty of other racing drivers in similar nice terms but this was particularly nice to read - especially now in this modern age of racing drivers who care more about celebrity parties than being a nice guy. *cough Lewis Hamilton*.

I cannot say that this book would appeal to a non F1 fan - or indeed to anyone who is not aware of Murray as a personality but for those who are I highly recommend it. An open, honest account of his life and times as a commentator. Well worth a read.