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  • F1: Coulthard makes Massa squirm and Dennis smile

    As if there weren’t enough allegations of skulduggery and dirty tricks flying around the F1 paddock already, David Coulthard has thrown another into the mix by turning the spotlight on Ferrari.

    Archive, F1
    David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Formula One, Ron Dennis

  • F1: Coulthard tells of teen eating disorder

    We all knew that being a Grand Prix driver was a pretty perilous occupation. But there are some perils we’d just never associated with it before.

    Archive, F1
    David Coulthard, eating disorders

  • Coulthard: F1 a sport? Don’t make me laugh.

    The mistake F1 fans make, says veteran driver David Coulthard, is to kid themselves they’re watching a sport. If they’d only remember it’s 90 per cent business then everything would make a lot more sense.

    Archive, F1
    Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Lewis Hamilton

  • F1: Put DC on the spot in the BBC’s Q&A

    Got a question for veteran F1 driver, top all-time British points-scorer and newly-minted BBC broadcaster David Coulthard? Well, here’s your chance to ask it.

    Archive, F1
    BBC, David Coulthard, Formula One, German Grand Prix

  • F1: Australian Grand Prix live blog

    It’s time for the opening Grand Prix of the season and fans up and down the land are up at the crack of dawn to find out whether Jenson Button can win from pole, whether Lewis Hamilton can finish the race and whether David Coulthard can make it through to 9am without swearing on air.

    Archive, F1
    Australian Grand Prix, Brawn GP, David Coulthard, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren

  • F1: Button fast and Hamilton slow in first practice

    The first practice day of the 2009 F1 season was the same old story for the British drivers – one near the top of the timesheets, one stranded at the bottom driving a milk float, and a near miss for David Coulthard.

    Archive, F1
    Australian Grand Prix, David Coulthard, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Nico Rosberg

  • Hot from Guildford – the new James Allen

    We reckon the BBC missed a trick when it picked its commentary team for its F1 coverage – yes it’s got Martin Brundall and David Coulthard, yes Murray Walker is involved somwehere in there, but where is Leigh Hobden?

    Archive, Uncategorized
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  • RoC: DC bows out on the podium

    David Coulthard missed crowning his career with a Race of Champions title at Wembley Stadium by just three tenths of a second, losing the deciding race in the final to French rally star Sebastien Loeb.

    Archive, Uncategorized
    Adam Carroll, Andy Priaulx, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Race of Champions, Sebastien Loeb, videos

  • Alexander Sims is BRDC Young Driver of the Year

    And the winner is… Alexander Sims is the 20th young driver of the year to be named since David Coulthard took the first ever McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1989.

    Archive, Uncategorized
    Aaron Steele, Adam Christodoulou, Alexander Sims, awards, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Dean Stoneman, Jason Moore, McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year, Wayne Boyd

  • F1: DC wears white for F1 swansong

    Do not adjust your television sets: David Coulthard’s Red Bull Racing car has been repainted white for the final race of his career to promote spinal cord injury charity Wings for Life.

    Archive, F1
    Brazilian Grand Prix, David Coulthard, Formula One, Red Bull Racing, Wings for Life

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