F1 is loosing another brit

[BioHazard]

Ok a scott then ........and he's won races

taken from autosport..............


Coulthard announces retirement from F1


By Pablo ElizaldeThursday, July 3rd 2008, 13:39 GMT


David Coulthard announced on Thursday he will retire from Formula One racing at the end of the current season.
The 37-year-old Scot, who has been racing in Formula One since 1994, said he will remain as a consultant to Red Bull Racing and has not ruled out racing in other categories in the future.
"I would like to announce today my decision to retire from racing in Formula One at the end of this season," said the Scot in a statement ahead of the British Grand Prix.
"I will remain actively involved in the sport as a consultant to Red Bull Racing focusing on testing and development of the cars.
"I have an open mind as to whether or not I will compete again in the future, in some other form of motorsport, so I am definitely not hanging up my helmet," added the Red Bull driver.
Coulthard, who made his F1 racing debut at the Spanish Grand Prix in 1994, will leave the sport after over 230 races, including 13 wins.
"The decision to make this announcement at the British GP should be an obvious one for all to understand, as I have achieved two of my thirteen F1 victories at Silverstone and I am a member of the British Racing Drivers' Club, which hosts this event," added Coulthard.
"I am proud of my work at Red Bull Racing and will continue to race with the same focus until the last lap in Brazil. Thereafter I will continue to help the team develop and move towards their ultimate goal of winning races."

[Tallyman]

Not surprised. Since he moved from McLaren he's hardly been competitive in the Red Bull.

[SoundsDigital]

Given the competitivness of the Red Bull, I'd say he has given some of his best performances there. I do wish he had stayed at Williams though as he would have almost certainly beaten Hill in 1996 and would have definately been the main contender in 1997. Had his car been reliable, he would have won the championship in 1995. He lost quite a few gearboxes whilst leading in 1995 which if he had won and Schumacher and Hill been 1 place further down due to his finishing then he would have won the championship. Yes, to all his knockers, he did make some silly mistakes in 1995 (spinning off on his way to the starting grid and crashing into the pit lane wall) but I have taken these into consideration when I made this calculation. Also, the points difference between 1st and 2nd and between 2nd and 3rd would have meant Schumacher would have ended up 3rd to Damon Hill as well.


Yes, I'm a bit of an F1 anorak