Formula 1 Teams

 David Marshall Coulthard

Races: 247
Podiums: 62
Career Points: 535

Year	Team	Constructor	Points	Position	Engine	Chassis
1994	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams	118	1	Renault RS6 3.5 V10	FW16 FW16B
1995	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams	112	2	Renault RS7 3.0 V10	FW17 FW17B
1996	Marlboro McLaren	McLaren	49	4	Mercedes FO 110/3 3.0 V10	MP4/11 MP4/11B
1997	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	63	4	Mercedes FO110E 3.0 V10, Mercedes FO110F 3.0 V10	MP4/12
1998	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	156	1	Mercedes FO110G	MP4-13
1999	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	124	2	Mercedes FO110H	MP4/14
2000	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	152	2	Mercedes FO110J	McLaren MP4-15
2001	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren			Mercedes FO110K	McLaren MP4-16
2002	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	65	3	Mercedes FO110M	McLaren MP4-17
2003	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	142	3	Mercedes FO110M and Mercedes FO110P	McLaren MP4-17D
2004	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	69	5	Mercedes FO 110Q	McLaren MP4-19 McLaren MP4-19B
2005	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	34	7	Cosworth TJ2005	Red Bull RB1
2006	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	16	7	Ferrari 056 2.4 V8	Red Bull RB2
2007	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	24	5	Renault RS27	Red Bull RB3
2008	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	29	7	Renault RS27	Red Bull RB4 F1

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1998 would seem like the perfect time for Coulthard to assert himself in the team. However, mechanical woes would mar his season. In contrast, Hakkinen would be dominant. Coulthard would end the season with just one victory and 3rd in the championship standings.

The following year would see the Scot score one more victory than the previous season. But again, it would be Hakkinen that would seem to have providence on his side. While Coulthard would struggle with mechanical woes, Hakkinen would put together a strong end to the season to score his second World Championship. Unfortunately, the struggles Coulthard would experience throughout the season would end up costing McLaren the Constructors Championship to Ferrari.

The 2000 season would see a tough start made by both of the McLarens while Schumacher scored three-straight victories to kick the season off. Amongst the McLaren drivers it would be Coulthard that would get his season on track the quickest. By the time the French Grand Prix had ended, which was just past the halfway mark in the season, Coulthard was in 2nd place in the Drivers' Championship standings behind Schumacher. David had three victories to Hakkinen's one.

The French Grand Prix, to many, seemed to be one of Coulthard's greatest races and seemed to pull out a whole different level of Coulthard. David had already been known as a hard-charging driver not afraid to mix it up with anyone, especially Schumacher. But at Magny Cours, Coulthard would not be bullied. In fact, he would be the one doing to bullying. Famous for the 'gesture' the French Grand Prix would see Coulthard dig extra deep and rally his way to victory.

However, over the course of the four races Hakkinen would put together one of his patented late-season charges. It would see him score three wins out of four races. And by the time the season headed into the final four races of the season Coulthard would find himself back in 3rd place, seven points behind Schumacher and thirteen points behind Hakkinen. The remaining four races would see Schumacher dominate. After four-straight victories, Schumacher would have his third World Championship and Coulthard would find himself 3rd once again.

The next four years would be the years of the 'prancing horse'. Coulthard would lead the McLaren-Mercedes charge in 2001. But despite scoring two victories and scoring 65 points, Coulthard would end a far distant 2nd in the championship to Schumacher. Over the next three years the distant 2nd Coulthard would achieve in 2001 would be about as close as anyone would get to Schumacher and Ferrari. After the 2nd place in 2001, Coulthard and McLaren would struggle. He would end up 5th in the standings in 2002 followed by 7th in 2003 and 10th in 2004. The only highlights throughout those three years would come at Melbourne, Australia in 2003 and Monaco in 2002 when he would drive a superb, faultless, race to score his second victory at the hallowed circuit.

During his time with McLaren-Mercedes Coulthard would expand his commercial interests outside of racing. Thinking of those days when he would hang up his helmet, Coulthard would use his experience growing up around the family business to enter the business world himself. Living for years within the principality of Monaco, Coulthard would come to own the Columbus Hotel Monaco. Opened in 2001, the Columbus Hotel Monaco is one of Monaco's many four star hotels. Designed in the Italian Riviera design, Coulthard would help the hotel become what the New York Times described as, 'a very special and secret world'. David would sell his part in the hotel in 2010.

Year Chassis Engine 2008 Red Bull RB4 F1 Renault RS27 2007 Red Bull RB3 Renault RS27 2006 Red Bull RB2 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 2005 Red Bull RB1 Cosworth TJ2005 2004 McLaren MP4-19B Mercedes FO 110Q 2004 McLaren MP4-19 Mercedes FO 110Q 2003 McLaren MP4-17D Mercedes FO110M and Mercedes FO110P 2002 McLaren MP4-17 Mercedes FO110M 2001 McLaren MP4-16 Mercedes FO110K 2000 McLaren MP4-15 Mercedes FO110J 1999 MP4/14 Mercedes FO110H 1998 MP4-13 Mercedes FO110G 1997 MP4/12 Mercedes FO110E 3.0 V10, Mercedes FO110F 3.0 V10 1996 MP4/11B Mercedes FO 110/3 3.0 V10 1996 MP4/11 Mercedes FO 110/3 3.0 V10 1995 FW17B Renault RS7 3.0 V10 1995 FW17 Renault RS7 3.0 V10 1994 FW16B Renault RS6 3.5 V10 1994 FW16 Renault RS6 3.5 V10

In addition to the Columbus Hotel Monaco, David would come to own a number of luxury hotels around London. In addition to his commercial interests, Coulthard could be found around Monaco training hard, but also, golfing and yachting, which is something that he truly enjoys with friends and family.

Being one of the best grand prix drivers at the time, as well as, living in Monaco would cause Coulthard to be seen dating some of the most famous models in all the world. In 2000, Coulthard was in a relationship with Heidi Wichlinski. This relationship would end in 2001. He would then be involved in a much longer relationship with Brazilian model Simone Abdelnour. However, like his career with McLaren-Mercedes, this relationship would come to an end in 2005.

Much like his relationship to Abdelnour, David's relationship with McLaren-Mercedes was coming to an end. Struggles for performance and reliability would strain everyone within the team. In addition to the performance woes, the presence of Kimi Raikkonen as a new teammate would cause additional stresses. When Hakkinen took his sabbatical at the end of the 2001 season it was fair to believe the team would throw its full weight behind Coulthard. However, it would become painfully obvious this was not to be so. While not necessarily public, it was clear Coulthard's days with McLaren were numbered. Then, at the end of the 2004 season, it was finally announced Juan Pablo Montoya would join Kimi Raikkonen at McLaren. David was out of a ride, but not for long.The former Stewart Grand Prix Team would become Jaguar Racing at the turn of the century. However, after a few years of competition it was clear the Jaguar team had problems and was going absolutely nowhere. Toward the end of the 2004 season, Dietrich Mateschitz, the owner of Red Bull, would step forward to purchase the Jaguar team. Immediately, changes would be made.

Despite being just 25 years old, Christian Horner had decided that managing a racing team was more for him than doing the actual racing. Managing a Formula 3000 team Horner would become quite successful and Mateschitz would take notice of this. As a result, Horner would be hired as Team Principal for the newly formed Red Bull Racing team.

But while a lot of changes were being made it was clear the team had great need for a veteran driver that could help with development and provide solid driving. The team already hired Christian Klien to drive one of the cars. He was the talented youngster. The team then needed its experienced veteran. Horner would approach Coulthard about driving for the new team. Liking the idea of being able to influence a team's direction, David would agree to come on as the team's lead driver.

Over the course of his career at McLaren, David had earned a reputation as a very good technical driver and one that could communicate well with the engineers exactly what was going on with a car corner by corner. This would be very important as the new team would set about making some tweaks to what was essentially the same Jaguar chassis that had raced in 2004. Dubbed the RB1, the Cosworth-powered car would make its first appearance for Red Bull Racing at the first round of the 2005 Formula One World Championship, the Australian Grand Prix.

                            
          Coulthard would prove he was relishing his new role. At the start of the Australian Grand Prix, with a car from a team that could do no better than the middle of the pack over the previous couple of seasons, David would shoot to the inside and would end up in 4th place after the first couple of turns. From then on, Coulthard would put together one of his patented tough performances fending off competitors and running as high as 2nd at one point. By the end of the race it was clear Red Bull was an entirely different team. Using every bit of his vast experience extracting everything possible from the car Coulthard would come across the line a well earned 4th place.

Over the course of the season, Red Bull Racing would be a revelation. Coulthard would be as much a reason for the team's rise from Jaguar's ashes as anything or anyone else. Under his driver leadership, Red Bull Racing would garner more points in its first two races than Jaguar had managed over the course of the entire 2004 season.

The following season would be much more of a struggle than its first year. However, Coulthard would provide one highlight when he managed to hold on for a 2nd place result, the team's first podium, at Monaco.

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Coulthard realized he had many years of experience and had worked with a great number of people throughout his tenure in Formula One. Therefore, he would use his place of influence within Red Bull to help attract some of the best people in the sport. One of those that he would help to influence would be the great Technical Chief Adrian Newey. Coulthard had worked with Newey for more than a decade with both having been at Williams and then at McLaren.

Knowing Newey was on board, Coulthard wanted to remain with Red Bull for at least another year. 2007 would be another tough year as the new Newey-designed car would exhibit a number of teething problems. However, Coulthard would go on to achieve the team's first points of the season at the Bahrain and Spanish Grand Prix.

The 2008 season would be Coulthard's 14th year in Formula One. In only the second season with Newey as Technical Chief, the season would still start out poorly. Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes were the dominant teams. Despite this, Coulthard would manage to earn a 3rd place result in the Canadian Grand Prix. This was a sign of the things to come for the team. But for Coulthard, it was to be one last moment amongst the best. It was his 62nd podium of his career.

Just prior to the British Grand Prix a few weeks later Coulthard would announce his retirement from racing, but not Formula One. In the conference he would announce that he would remain with Red Bull as a consultant.

It was clear David had other things on the horizon for his life. In 2005, Coulthard would begin dating Karen Minier, a Belgian Formula One correspondent for French TV channel TF1. The two would become engaged in 2006 but would not yet marry. Then, in November of 2008, just a couple of weeks after his final grand prix, David and Karen would enjoy the birth of their first child, Dayton.

David's last race, his 246th start, unfortunately would not be anywhere near as memorable as the birth of his first child. Adorned in a special livery promoting the charity 'Wings for Life', Coulthard's final race would last just two corners before he would be hit from behind by Kazuki Nakajima in a car from the very team in which he had broken into Formula One, a Williams.

It would be an unfortunate way in which to bring about the end of a career. Nevertheless, the blue saltire adorning Coulthard's helmet would no longer be seen on Formula One grids. Putting his career into perspective would be a very challenging experience. While there were many that would say he would never be World Champion, and they would be right, he would still make the case for himself as one of Britain's greats.

He would be amongst a small field of drivers making more than 200 starts in their career. He would end up his career with 13 victories, 62 podiums and an astonishing 535 career points. Over the course of those 14 years in which he competed in Formula One he would earn 12 pole positions and 18 fastest laps. And while he would have a few moments throughout his career, Coulthard would be widely regarded as one of the sport's gentleman drivers. This genuineness and gentlemanliness would lead to him almost effortlessly falling into his next career.

Although Coulthard would step away from racing in Formula One he would not stray very far. From 2009 onwards, David has worked for the BBC in their Formula One coverage. He would be a part of the broadcast team as a pundit but would move to the commentator's box in 2011.

In addition to his commentary work with BBC, Coulthard would remain as a consultant for Red Bull. In no small way, David would be responsible for the double World Championship the team would experience in 2010 and 2011.

As a testament to his character and ability to forge lasting relationships, Coulthard remains as an ambassador for Mercedes-Benz. In spite of being away from McLaren-Mercedes for years, Coulthard still experiences special access to the team and has even been involved in demonstration drives, one of which included his former teammate Mika Hakkinen and him driving different evolutions of the company's old W196 chassis.

Never losing the passion for motorsports, Coulthard would throw his hat into the ring of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) in 2010. Driving for Mucke Motorsport, David would partner with Ralf Schumacher for the 2011 season.

Besides his commentary work for the BBC, Coulthard's latest efforts include a number of promotions for Red Bull in preparation of the return of Formula One to the United States. He would have the honor of being the first driver on the new Circuit of the Americas. In the promotion, he would be seen driving one of the Red Bull demonstration cars on the still unpaved circuit.

Already having received his share of awards and honors, in 2010, Coulthard would be appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2010. He would receive the honor in the 2010 Birthday Honors.

Although coming into Formula One at the beginning of the rise of the technological age in Formula One, Coulthard would be one of the few that would be just at home going wheel-to-wheel as in the days of old. Technically adept, David would be one of the first behind the wheel of a new car.

When combined with his business acumen, David Coulthard's career will live on well beyond the edges of the racing circuit much like fellow Scot Jackie Stewart. And while he may be something of a throwback in driving style, he would be fortunate to come to Formula One in an age in which drivers are capable of living long enough to think about a career outside the circuit. For that, he would have to thank the man in which he replaced back in 1994.

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