Murray Walker gives World Rally the thumbs up.

Legendary Formula One commentator Murray Walker was at the Propecia Rally New Zealand this weekend and 'the voice' was suitably impressed with what he saw.

Murray, who is in NZ, on his world tour promoting his autobiography, "Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken" reckoned World Rally was just as good as F1.

Walker, when asked by Channel 4 Sport what he thought of World Rally said: "It's absolutely fabulous."

"I can't remember how long I've been in New Zealand as one day seems to follow another, in a most peculiar way. But I've never been to New Zealand before, I've always wanted to go, I've had several opportunities in the past and they have never worked out and I have never, ever seen one of these modern format rallies, and I must say your all doing an absolutely cracking job."

He added: "I was hoping Colin [McRae] was going to do well, then when he had his spot of trouble, I was hoping Richard [Burns] would do well, and hopefully win like he did last year. But it was not to be."

"And I hate to say it, in all honesty, it is a better spectacle than Formula One, very different of course. Horses for courses."