Couthard admits this could be his last Silverstone
Scottish Formula One driver David Coulthard has admitted that this Sunday's race at Silverstone could well be his last British Grand Prix. The 37-year-old is the oldest competitor on the circuit, and the second longest-serving after Rubens Barrichello.
In his 14th season of a long career which started in 1994 with Williams (following the death of Brazilian Ayrton Senna), the Red Bull driver will start his 237th race at Silverstone - a course that he has mastered, having topped the podium in 1999 and 2000 for MacLaren. There have been whispers in the pitlane that Sebastian Vettelwill be promoted to Coulthard's seat for next season, though he declines to comment on when he might retire.
"We're all different, and I'm quite a realist," said Coulthard. "When something has happened, or a decision has been taken or whatever it happens to be, it's not something I dwell on, I just get on with the next thing. It's just one of those things. When that moment comes, it's the journey of life. You just move on to the next thing.
"I'm currently a Grand Prix driver, I have been for many seasons, and I'm sitting here ... because I still enjoy it, and I get a buzz from it, and clearly I deliver a value enough for the team to commit to me for the last few years.
"There will come a point, naturally, where that's not going to continue. There are a lot of worse things that can happen to you. You just move on to the next challenge."
On Silverstone he added: "Pointswise it's just another race, but in terms of atmosphere, the feel-good factor, the history, all of those things are special.
"Driving down Hangar Straight to Stowe Corner, and seeing all of the crowd standing at the side of the track, that is particularly special at Silverstone because it's a British crowd, and you see the British flags, and the home of motorsport is in Britain. So that's a feel-good moment.
"A lot of tracks you don't even bother looking out at the grandstands, but when you are on Hangar Straight you're not driving - you're just sitting on the straight waiting until you get to the braking point. So you soak up the atmosphere.
"I've always been like that since 1994, and I will be doing exactly the same when I race there in a couple of weeks."
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