- 26 Oct 08, 21:57#76198
In truth, I've mixed views about Coulthard leaving. I think he was a decent enough driver and team player, can be quite funny, has had a good innings, and then there's the nostalgic factor, simply because he's been around for a while. What puts me off him, however, is that he always has an axe to grind or a chip on his shoulder: he claims Williams were stifling his career and McLaren were backing Hakkinen (both of which were spurious lies); and when something went wrong, he was never to blame. And now he is permanently whining about safety standards, even being as delusioned to claim that the traction control ban would result in fatal crashes. Thinking about it, he deserves a good "send-off", and I do think he is selling himself short by doing punditry with the BBC. He may have lost his natural speed, but he is still capable of racing or being involved in Formula One more than what he will be.
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008
David Coulthard doesn't like favourtism, so surely he wouldn't accept a fixed win.
He is too gentlemanly (at least in his racing) to do so. ITV should do something special for him, like they did with Schumacher. Despite his occasional whine, I like DC and I will miss him when he's gone.
In truth, I've mixed views about Coulthard leaving. I think he was a decent enough driver and team player, can be quite funny, has had a good innings, and then there's the nostalgic factor, simply because he's been around for a while. What puts me off him, however, is that he always has an axe to grind or a chip on his shoulder: he claims Williams were stifling his career and McLaren were backing Hakkinen (both of which were spurious lies); and when something went wrong, he was never to blame. And now he is permanently whining about safety standards, even being as delusioned to claim that the traction control ban would result in fatal crashes. Thinking about it, he deserves a good "send-off", and I do think he is selling himself short by doing punditry with the BBC. He may have lost his natural speed, but he is still capable of racing or being involved in Formula One more than what he will be.
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008
In terms of Barrichello, I can see him trying his best to get some type of driving in Formula One for next season, but Nick Fry, Formula One's new Mini Hitler, it's uncertain whether he'll be at Honda next season.
