It was a shame that DC finished his last ever F1 race as disastrously as he did on Sunday – going out on the first corner – but it kind of summed up his career. He always had a lot of promise, but never really delivered.
He’s certainly had his ups and downs during the fourteen years that he’s been racing F1 cars, starting out with Williams, moving on to McLaren and then finishing out his tenure with Red Bull. He’s had a fairly dodgy final season, most notably turning in on a few drivers all year, including his good mate Jenson Button (talking of Jenson, does anyone have footage of him torching his car on Sunday after the race? Post a link below if so).
Saying all that, his unorthodox attitude has always been good to have around, and he’s often managed to make things at least amusing. He’ll certainly be missed, but word on the grapevine is that we haven’t seen the last of DC on out TV screens…
love it when he flips schumacher the bird
I was so disappointed to see him go out at the first corner through no fault of his own. His final season really has been a rotten one. I think it’s pretty much an ‘open secret’ he’s part of the BBC team next year – I think he’d make a great studio pundit.
wgy is everybody saying he was such a good driver??? i’d rather call him average driver
DC was the driver who kept brits interested after Damon Hill. 2nd in 2001 and 3rd in 2000 really was the pinnacle of a career he would have had more success in if it wasn’t in the Schumacher era.
He was the guy i supported wen i first started watching F1 in 2000 at Monaco. He won that day and i always supported him even when he was in red bull since
He will be acting as a consultant to Red Bull, so yeah we will see him on the screen here and then.
pity that his season ended like that
Real shame it ended as it did in Brazil for him, I sensed a great, pull no punches & a few donuts at the end of the race with David, but sadly it wasn’t to be.
I remember when he first came into F1 & I remember when he was Damon’s team mate, great times. I always thought he could be F1 champion, but, sh*t luck, I still do believe he can do it, stick him in an Ferrari, Mclaren or maybe even an Renualt or BMW I believe he could still pull it off & embarrase the new generation of F1 drivers.
Like jenson button to win said. After Damon retired, (Which was and still is my all time favourite F1 driver, theres no one else like him, gentleman)David kept Brits interested & came damn close to taking a title, I got worried about that he’d shortly follow Damon into retirement, but luckily he stayed a good few more years & game us some great races to watch.
Yes we have Jenson & Lewis to support, (More Jenson for me), but they’ll never be as popular as Damon & David for me. Especially Damon.
Speaking of Damon, I hope we get to watch his son, Joshua Hill in F1 very soon, I’ve seen quite a few of his races & he’s quite bloody good. It’d be great to see that very famous ‘Hill’ racing helmet again.
I’m glad that DC will have some involvement in F1.
i would have liked to see him do some donuts because fia couldn’t do anything about it cause he wouldn’t be there again and they wouldn’t have out of respect to a 14 year career which i presume is longer than any of the stewards at the race have been stewards.
IT LEAST THERE IS HAMILTON AS WORLD CHAMP TO CHEER US UP (UNLESS YOU HAVE NO NATIONAL PRIDE AND ARE SORE ABOUT MASSA LOSING)
Hard luck Coulthard. It was kind of sad that he finished like that. I’m not at all surprised he sounded a bit sour after it happened, either.
As I said when commenting on another blog, in my view, David Coulthard was the greatest driver never to win the championship since Sterling Moss.
Who can forget the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix – Schumacher stormed into the McLaren garage, ready to give DC a slap? Classic.
everybody’s tired of waiting his non-existing greatness…he’s always sh*t out of luck, or something…but he kept his dignity, didn’t cry like Mika…
“talking of Jenson, does anyone have footage of him torching his car on Sunday after the race?”
When did that happen? Where did you get this news?
Coulthard was always a quick driver, he problem was he lacked his teams and/or cars support. He was always the designated no.2 driver at McLaren, he would never have the team’s full resources behind him. And throughout his time at Red Bull he’s had a pretty uncompetitive car, which stifled his performance even more. I think we’ll miss Coulthard next season, he’s brought alot to the sport, despite the lack of solid performances.
happy retirement to DC, supported him all the way when he was with Williams, McLaren and Red Bull. He could have won at least one championship. Really was an honour to watch him race all these years.
Finally he’s gone, although i will miss him Crashing out of everyrace of the season. He will surely not be missed by the other drivers looking in there mirrors every 5 seconds, scared to make a pass on him in case he would fly into them.
dc’s was what must be the most frustrating f1 career ever. farewell.
He will be remembered by his girls, for sure. The best taste in the industry.
Ah, yes, he could drive very fast but not for so long.
Nice character, we’ll miss him.
Glad he’s gone, the way he drives, bouncing everybody out of his way. Nascar better for him,
Not a fan. Had the talent but wasted it.
Would have liked to have seen him swap places with Dario Franchetti, a talent lost to F1
Nice guy. It wasn’t all bad, being number 2 to Mika Hakkinen is no different to Barichello being Schumi’s wingman. Back in the day.
It really is a shame about that last race. He said he’d do some donuts after the race and then not care about the fine he’d get afterwards…
Still, he’s got a museum in Scotland and a BBC job, so it’s not all bad for him atm.
@ no. 13
Just infront of Hami wrassling with his steering wheel (After Brazil GP), a Honda could be seen burning more an just fuel.
DC, too much of the gentleman to succeed, respecting Ron Dennis’ wishes for the team to favour Hakkinen for no reason Jerez 97/ Oz 98 and DC felt obliged to let Mika past as that is what the team wanted set his time at McLaren up to be championshipless.
they should deffinatly use more helmet cams. that was awsome for all of 5 seconds
p.s f1.com highlight vid 4 brazil is up
I always felt DC never had the ‘killer instinct’ to be a champion. He always seemed too nice! Shame really.
Congradulations to DC for a great career. World championship or not, he had some great wins. Monaco twice, for example.
I can’t wait to see Mark Webber go, personally.
If he hadn’t balked Lewis’s last flying lap in qualifying in Monaco in ‘07, Hami would have won Monaco on his first try!
Webber is the driver guiltiest of holding up other drivers, second only to the “Trulli Train!”
But then again, F1 needs its mediocre drivers to make the stars shine even brighter! It’s just good business!
nice career DC, shame about brazil and no championships……… but you did have the problem of the least streamlined jaw on the F1 grid!
He’s old already.
When you getting older, your Bravery level will decrease slowly.
F1 is a sport that need brave heart instead of skill.
he was a good driver, it was a shame he didn’t become champion, and his last podium at monaco was excellent.
At Sepang man
Lol if you watched any of Davids races recently I think you would agree that he only got braver with age!Some crazy moves this season!
It was sad to see him go like that.One of the sturdiest drivers in Formula One,McLaren and Hakkinen were both only that successful due to Coulthards unerring responsibility and reliability.Always the team player,if either Alonso or Hamilton played the Coulthard role last season,McLaren would’ve won the title without doubt.If Raikkonen played the Coulthard role this season,Massa would be champion…And I’m pretty sure most McLaren fans hold David in very high regard.
Farewell David.Congratulations on a wonderful career,and thank you for the entertainment.
Well if this is anything to go by http://uk.youtube.com/wat ch?v=Zv73fN8eJTU&feature= related
next year on the beeb will be hilarious
That proves Dont drink and Drive!
DC is cool and an awesome driver. He will flat out tell you what he thinks!
He was an alright driver, who blew his chances on greatness. For the last number of years he was driving in the support teams, he should have retired a long time ago, This is not to say I do not like him, I do, although he does do some whining, Sad to see his last race go so badly ( not his fault I know). Apart from the wee man, lewis, is there any other great British F1 drivers? I mean Jensen is just a waste of money and time, why he is in F1 ?
Tisme i agree with you,though I believe your comment and my agreement will get us both lynched!!
its a shame that Coulthard went off on his last race. i do feel sorry for him.
Hammond hamster or teeth whatever you like hamster rules
David never won a championship,I think following orders was the cause of that and I think McClaren owe him a debt of gratitude for towing the line.He proved he cold win races and perhaps that’s why McClaren took him on before some-one else did and upset their blue eyed boy’s (Mika’s) chances.
One way in which he was always way out in front was with the girls,who knows may be that’s the way he wanted it.
DC the best driver other than Stirling not to be Champ??? No chance! Surely the greatest non-champ ( Moss included ) just HAS to be Gilles Villeneuve. In my opinion the Canadian genius was greater than most of those who did win the title.