Boy Racer Who Grew and Grew ; David Coulthard's Dream of F1 Glory May Be Over but As He Gets Set to Retire, the Scot Won't Be Settling for Life in the Slow Lane
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AS David Coulthard this week waved the chequered flag on his boyhood dream of being a world beater, perhaps the greatest mystery is how it lasted this long.
The oldest driver on the circuit at 37, he has amassed more points than any other Brit in Formula One history.See the full content of this document
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Boy Racer Who Grew and Grew ; David Coulthard's Dream of F1 Glory May Be Over but As He Gets Set to Retire, the Scot Won't Be Settling for Life in the Slow Lane
But that laudable statistic masks a meagre run of only 13 wins from 236 starts over 14 seasons. For a man who only ever wanted to drive fast cars faster than anyone else since he grabbed the wheel of a go-kart aged 11, his inability to secure the main prize of the world championship must be a source of great frustration.
His career began in the shadow of Britain's last two world champions, Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill, and he has now been overt...See the full content of this document
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