David Coulthard

“I was born into the third generation of an entrepreneurial Scottish family and grew up in the small village of Twynholm, in Dumfries and Galloway.”

“You need investment to develop a road car project. And if you are putting time and energy into finding money for the road car the less time and energy you're putting into the Formula One.”

“When Michael Schumacher came on the scene, he tweaked the drivers of his time because that's what exceptional drivers do, you break onto the scene and don't simply move out of the way of the legends.”

“Life is not one-shoe-fits-all.”

“You have to drive at a speed that won't affect your decision-making ability and that may be well below the limit.”

“You should be able to showcase technology in Formula One, which is about teamwork, about sharing information.”

“There are lots of similarities between sport and business. And in both if you do well people will reward you for it.”

“I knew Lewis Hamilton when he was just a young driver trying to make his name and I have seen his personality evolve. I have watched him go from a squeaky-voiced kid who warned me he would have my race seat one day at McLaren to a five-time world champion and true great of the modern era.”

“One of the most important elements of Grand Prix is the pit stop. If a crew take two-to-three seconds longer than your competition, that can make a huge difference to the race.”

“My father was born into a family transport business and, as a kid, it was exciting having big trucks to sit in. It wasn't a kissy-cuddly environment. It was Mother and Father as opposed to Mummy and Daddy. I would shake my father's hand and kiss my mother on the cheek rather than hug them, but it was a close family unit.”

“My wife is a fantastic kisser, but I did research to confirm she's the best.”

“The reason Red Bull won four championships is not because it's an historic name in Formula One but because they invested in the right guys and they were all totally focused on one thing.”

“I like the security of living in Monaco.”

“Every day life isn't fair despite us all wanting it to be fair. F1 isn't fair. It's a meritocracy based on not only who has got the money to spend but it's about how to spend that money.”

“Worse drivers than me have won world championships, winning fewer grands prix.”

“Ron Dennis redefined engineering in F1 with his high attention to detail. That detail included non-engineering things too, such as various rules, such as no hands in pockets, no drinks on work tables. present yourself in a certain way.”

“F1 I think reflects every day life in many ways.”

“I respect all of the teams, its a huge commitment to put an F1 car on the track and I'd like it to be as sustainable as possible but nobody gives handouts in life and that's the case in motor racing.”

“I'm proud to have won what I consider the classic races - Monaco, Silverstone, Spa, Monza - it was nice to have the chance to stand at the top of the podium.”

“Where I'm from, there was more chance of me driving a tractor or milking a cow than becoming a Grand Prix driver.”