Formula 1
Less chance at Silverstone for Coulthard
David Coulthard is not expecting too much in the way of victory at his home race this weekend, despite being a two-time winner at Silverstone in the past. The Scot is determined to do his best for the home fans but thinks the McLaren is not as good ...
Published: Jul 4, 2002, 11:50 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
David Coulthard is not expecting too much in the way of victory at his home race this weekend, despite being a two-time winner at Silverstone in the past. The Scot is determined to do his best for the home fans but thinks the McLaren is not as good as previous years, while Ferrari and Williams are looking strong.
David Coulthard.
Photo by DaimlerChrysler.
"My chances at Silverstone are less than before," said Coulthard. "The car is less competitive than it has been. There is no argument about that. Ferrari are always going to be strong here and I think Williams have certainly got high-speed stability. We have probably got a bit more downforce but, as Silverstone is a medium downforce track, that is not going to benefit us much."
Coulthard has had a difficult season; McLaren have less been fighting with Ferrari and Williams and more trying to fend off Renault. While the car may be off the pace, Coulthard also has to compete with the talents of young team mate Kimi Raikkonen. After victory in the British Grand Prix in 1999 and 2000, the Scot was out of the race last year when he tangled with the Jordan of Jarno Trulli not long after the start.
But Coulthard remains motivated, still happiest when racing: "I still very much have a love of racing and get a real buzz when it comes to race day. It is like Christmas when a child is opening his presents. I feel most in control and at my happiest when I climb into the car."
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article British GP: Renault driver preview
Next article Irvine not yet happy with R3
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Kimi Raikkonen
David Coulthard explains why Robin Raikkonen's rise resembles Max Verstappen's
Formula 1
Formula 1
Spanish GP
David Coulthard explains why Robin Raikkonen's rise resembles Max Verstappen's
On this day: Michael Schumacher wins… and stuns tifosi with F1 retirement
Formula 1
Formula 1
Italian GP
On this day: Michael Schumacher wins… and stuns tifosi with F1 retirement
Red Bull signs Kimi Raikkonen’s son as junior driver
Formula 1
Formula 1
Italian GP
Red Bull signs Kimi Raikkonen’s son as junior driver
More from
Ferrari
Ferrari promotes F2 racer to F1 reserve driver role
Formula 1
Formula 1
Singapore GP
Ferrari promotes F2 racer to F1 reserve driver role
The six drivers doing double duty in Portimao GTWCE and Barcelona WEC this weekend
WEC
WEC
Barcelona
The six drivers doing double duty in Portimao GTWCE and Barcelona WEC this weekend
Latest news
The closest finish in MotoGP history: Toni Elias over Valentino Rossi 20 years ago
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Portuguese GP
42 min
The closest finish in MotoGP history: Toni Elias over Valentino Rossi 20 years ago
When will Mercedes become F1 world champions in 2026?
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Singapore GP
1 h
When will Mercedes become F1 world champions in 2026?
Jesse Love barely holds off Sam Mayer for NASCAR O'Reilly win at Phoenix
NASCAR O'Reilly
NOAP NASCAR O'Reilly
Phoenix II
6 h
Jesse Love barely holds off Sam Mayer for NASCAR O'Reilly win at Phoenix
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe