Coulthard savours unexpected podium

The Scot has endured a tough start to the season, being outshone by teammate Mark Webber, who had scored all of Red Bull's points until Montreal.

But Coulthard, starting from 13th place, benefited from the conditions and from a one-stop strategy to score his first points of the season, 14 years after having grabbed his maiden F1 points.

"I am delighted because I never expected to get a podium this weekend," said Coulthard. "I had a horrible start to the year. It's a real credit to Red Bull Racing for the efforts they are putting in."

"It is my 62nd podium and I'm delighted to be there today as in 1994. Canada was where I scored my first points so I'm in a reflective mood as 15 seasons is a long time, especially after such an ugly start to the season."

Coulthard endured a difficult last part of the race, with his car suffering brake problems.

The Red Bull driver had a scare near the end, when he almost went off track, but in the end managed to bring his car home.

"You cannot believe how difficult it is. I just had to bring the car home. Funny enough the car stopped in the pitlane so I'm glad it did it after chequered flag," he said.