David Coulthard

Silverstone 2008

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:30:50 0000

Silverstone 2008 represents my last British GP and clearly it didn’t go according to plan. The weather conditions should have suited me and the strategy we decided on but unfortunately it all went wrong in a failed overtaking move on Vettel. It all started when Massa spun (for the first time) coming out of Abbey and Vettel went one side and I went the other and I had the run down through Bridge and into Priory.

Time to move on....

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:02:14 0000

I would like to announce today my decision to retire from racing in Formula One at the end of this season.

Podium number 62

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:53:14 0000

Podium number 62 was a little unexpected on one hand but then again it was exactly as we had discussed in the strategy meeting because with 16 separate safety cars in the last 7 Canadian GP’s it was all about fueling the car long and hoping that the incident plays into your hands. I expected the incident to be on track and not in the pit lane but I guess the warning signs were there a year ago when Massa drove through the red light and received a penalty.

Monaco

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:03:34 0000

Of the available 4 hours of testing prior to Qualifying I managed to compete in 2 of them. The other 2 hours were lost to mechanical problems where we lost the throttle control in practice 1 wiping away 90 minutes of running and then lost a further 30 minutes on Saturday morning to a gearbox issue. When I did start running it started to rain so I really was 2008 mileage limited going into Qualy 1.

Race 5

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:41:50 0000

Race 5 was an altogether more satisfying event than the previous couple of outings. The end result was still no points but the level of speed and consistency was there throughout the weekend to know that points are around the corner.

I took the decision going into Qualy to use two sets of the softer (option) tyre in Q1 to avoid the embarrassment of Barcelona where trying to use the harder prime tyre resulted in missing the cut by five hundredths of a second.

Race four Barcelona, crash three.

Fri, 2 May 2008 08:53:34 0000

I am starting to feel like there is a large target painted on my car that draws other drivers into me. Maybe its just that the RB4 has such a sexy rear that they are mesmerized by it and just want to crawl all over her J

Either way it’s been a disappointing start results wise, but on the positive side the car’s pace is improving relative to the fastest car and the feeling within Red Bull is positive.

Bahrain

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:00:45 0000

So another disappointing weekend especially not making the cut for Q2 in Qualifying. I had the pace but ran wide in the final sector and missed out by half a tenth. Having started at the back last year after gearbox problems I was optimistic that it was still possible to move through the field but after being hit form the rear in turn 1 damaging my car aerodynamically thereafter I pitted for a puncture and then a further crash with Jenson made it a pretty long afternoon....

David Leslie

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:40:10 0000

I was shocked to hear the terrible news of the plane crash yesterday.

Of the passengers onboard David Leslie was a friend and was instrumental in helping me make the transition from kart racing to cars..

KL Weekend

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:21:10 0000

I arrived in KL keen to put the disapointment of Melbourne behind me. I knew from Filipe Massa's manager (the equally diminutive Nicolas Todt) that Filipe was staying in the same hotel prior to the GP so i sent him
a text suggesting a clear the air meeting.

Melbourne Race day

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:38:37 0000

I was surprisingly nervous ahead of the season opener because although i have always made good starts i wasnt one hundred percent confident that our Red Bull system was pefected, in the end my start was ok but i did lose a place to the Honda of Rubens Barichello on the run down to turn one. Thereafter i had a pretty disapointing first lap where i lost a place to Kimi through turn 5 and then another to Fernando down to turn 6....