Interlagos was a cauldron of emotion. Quite apart from the championship drama there was a poignancy about so much. Cruelly, just as David Coulthard's final Silverstone appearance didn't last a lap, so he was out of his last Grand Prix at the first corner. Before qualifying he admitted to being nervous like never before - feeling anxious, struggling to breathe.
The past 14 years, he said, had passed in the blink of an eye. Asking him what stood out and he had to think a while.
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