With many large organisations like the BBC dumping their older experienced stars, it is cheering to hear that Red Bull Racing has opted for both style and substance by signing Britain’s No1 racing driver for another year.
When David Coulthard started at Williams I wasn’t a big fan. He made a lot of noise about how good he was and how he was going to show Damon Hill a thing or two. Thankfully the arrogant years are behind him and I get great enjoyment from watching someone who appears to really enjoy what he does with no chips on his shoulder. Whenever David has anything to say about F1 it is always worth listening to and he has become a great ambassador for the sport.
As he prepares to race in his 14th British Grand Prix, David is still the most successful British driver on the grid. A fact that is probably unknown to the casual viewer of ITV’s mediocre F1 coverage.
To celebrate David’s good news I was going to suggest we all crack open a can of Red Bull, however as it is banned in France for health reasons, I’ll have a glass of tap water (that contains prohibited levels of harmful nitrates under EU law). Cheers!