Senna 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 'DC has plenty left in the tank' PF1 Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner believes David Coulthard still has "a great deal to offer" Formula One as he heads into his 13th season at the top. The Scotsman won 13 grands prix during his time at Williams and McLaren before switching to Formula One rookies Red Bull last year. Despite arriving on the back of a downbeat 2004 campaign, Coulthard was the surprise of last season to inspire a better-than-expected performance from Red Bull. He was quickly retained for this year, to partner youngster Christian Klien, and team boss Horner is tipping the 34-year-old as a force to be reckoned with for some time yet. "I think David really enjoyed driving for Red Bull Racing and that was reflected in his performances," he said at the Autosport Show in Birmingham. "He is more relaxed, has tremendous experience and is one of the most successful drivers out there. He has been an asset and has led development for us. "His performances last year were very strong and he was unlucky not to get on the podium in Monaco, Australia or the Nurburgring. "So we are looking to build on that for next year. David is only 34 and he still has a great deal to offer." One of Coulthard's most significant moves last season was to convince design guru Adrian Newey to swap McLaren for Red Bull. Coulthard won all his grands prix in Newey-designed cars and the Scotsman's reassurances helped convince Newey to join the ambitious Red Bull outfit. Horner is keen to praise Coulthard's contribution off-track as well as on it, pointing to his input into the team's long-term planning. He said: "He was giving us direction and with his wealth of experience he helped identify what we needed to do. "Our engineers worked well with him during the year, we managed to strengthen the team, and that has been a good part of the process." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narain fan 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 the first thing that sprang to my mind ,when i read the title of the thread was "he needs to have a pitstop,then" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Mosley 2 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 'DC has plenty left in the tank' Surely parc ferme conditions don't apply in the off-season anyway? Mind you with the constant rules changes Horner is right to be cautious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 the first thing that sprang to my mind ,when i read the title of the thread was "he needs to have a pitstop,then" The title is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Senna 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 OMG you are dry. I know you are British, but please... ? Narain fan posted something quite bizarre and illogical Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 I think it's a reference to some sort of urinary infection he caught from Simone? (Hence the ditching ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpdoc 2 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 I think it's a reference to some sort of urinary infection he caught from Simone? (Hence the ditching ) ^^^^^^^^^^^^from "dribbler" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
