Farewell to all that
After 246 starts in a career spanning more than 14 years, David Coulthard will retire from Formula One as Britain's most successful active driver. He has won 13 times at the top level and finished the 2001 season second only to Michael Schumacher. And as Adam Cooper explains in this exclusive interview for autosport.com, DC's quiet and dignified exit from the sport will ensure his presence in the paddock will be missed by many inside and outside of it
This weekend the focus in Brazil will all be on Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa and their fight for the world championship. And that will be just perfect for David Coulthard, who is hoping that his last weekend as an active Formula One driver will pass with the minimum of fuss.
Drivers come and go, but Coulthard will certainly be missed. Few of his contemporaries share his sense of humour or talent for coming up with a witty line, fewer still have conducted their career with such dignity and all round good manners. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone in the paddock with a bad word to say about him.
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