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David Coulthard

Profession : Driver

Birth : March 27, 1971

I've never lost my Scots accent but my son has a classic British accent.

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Ron Dennis redefined engineering in F1 with his high attention to detail. That detail included non-engineering things too, such as various rules, such as no hands in pockets, no drinks on work tables. present yourself in a certain way.

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If you're not in a happy place, you'll never deliver your full potential.

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I went through a period when I was perceived as being a soft touch, somebody who moves over, who is not hungry enough to win.

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I admire people's success, especially if they've worked for it.

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Flying a plane is a bit like driving a racing car; it's beyond a normal job. It's a passion.

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Where I'm from, there was more chance of me driving a tractor or milking a cow than becoming a Grand Prix driver.

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We like to see people overcome a bit of adversity.

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I love watches.

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I'm not big on holidays. I tend to tie them in with work - I'll grab a few days' holiday in Dubai when I'm in Bahrain racing and a week in Thailand between the Malaysian test and the Malaysian Grand Prix.

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As a teenager, I thought about being married and having children then I started having success in cars so I switched off my mind to anything else. I had girlfriends but didn't want anything that would emotionally distract me from the job.

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We had a little cottage in Stranraer, an hour west of us on the coast, where my mum's from, so we'd go there for breaks. Then our main family holiday would be in January, when we went to Barbados for a couple of weeks.

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I'm not the type of person who's happy doing nothing - and being a racing driver, your weekends are fairly busy.

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I broke my arm when I was 10. I fell off a fence outside my home.

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My first watch was a TAG Heuer. I bought it in a duty free shop in Marseille when I was a teenager.

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I was 14, and watching the Monaco grand prix on TV with my dad. He said, 'That's where the formula one drivers live.' I set my heart on it then - and I made my formula one debut in 1994, and moved to Monaco in 1995.

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I hired a 35ft catamaran in the Maldives with friends, and it was my first experience of diving with sharks - although I made sure there was always someone else between them and me.

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Britain's got the most beautiful countryside on the planet, and some good opportunities for speed.

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I don't go crazy on the roads, because I've got a 200mph supercar for that, but I do drive fast when I get the chance.

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A fourth world title elevates Lewis Hamilton, without question, to a place among the true greats of Formula One. He connects at another level, beyond just the fans of this sport. He is a global icon.

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