A biography for David Coulthardhasn’t been written yet.
“In my late teens I progressed from karting into single-seater racing, starting with Formula Ford in 1989. I did well and won the Autosport magazine Young Driver of the Year award, which came with a test drive in a McLaren F1 car.”
“We like to see people overcome a bit of adversity.”
“In Formula 1 racing, the driver is the primary focus of attention, but it's the thousand-plus team members who create the opportunity to win.”
“My first watch was a TAG Heuer. I bought it in a duty free shop in Marseille when I was a teenager.”
“There is no doubt that Silverstone is a true drivers' circuit, similar to Spa in the sense that you have to commit absolutely to sections like Becketts. You need the car to talk to you.”
“When I started in formula one I was just happy to be racing. Money never came into the equation.”
“I'm not the type of person who's happy doing nothing - and being a racing driver, your weekends are fairly busy.”
“Travelling for me is more about the people I'm with, rather than the particular place I'm going to.”
“I was going to do 'Top Gear' and the BBC Formula 1 coverage, but once it became clear the BBC weren't keeping F1, then it just wouldn't have worked.”
“I stopped eating fattening food and, before I knew what had happened, I was bulimic.”
“Having lived my life at 200 miles an hour, I'm used to making decisions at high speed and thinking quickly on my feet. That has been a real asset to me in business.”
“I have great admiration for a number of drivers.”
“If you're not in a happy place, you'll never deliver your full potential.”
“I don't aspire to impossible things.”
“I broke my arm when I was 10. I fell off a fence outside my home.”
“I like the Amanpuri in Phuket and have been there several times. It's made up of individual Thai-style bungalows with their own private beach. There's a very laid-back atmosphere; the service and the food are wonderful too.”
“I was teammates with Mika Hakkinen for seven years, and he was an incredibly fast and talented driver. He was very fair, and that's something that stands out.”
“When I was at McLaren they blatantly favoured Hakkinen.”
“I have plenty of experience, I've won several GPs and I have been on the podium 60-odd times.”
“It took me years to register that your value in this sport is determined by your pay packet.”