David Coulthard Quotes

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David Coulthard

Profession : Driver

Birth : March 27, 1971

When Michael Schumacher came on the scene, he tweaked the drivers of his time because that's what exceptional drivers do, you break onto the scene and don't simply move out of the way of the legends.

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It is normal that a hungry charger is going to defend and defend until you're told that's the limit. They push to find where the boundaries are.

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I know what it is like when you are up against a team-mate who just has that tenth or two in their pocket.

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You should be able to showcase technology in Formula One, which is about teamwork, about sharing information.

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I look back on my career and I'm very proud that I've been in more than 200 Grand Prix - when I started, I'd have been happy with 100.

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There is no bigger motivation for me than driving an F1 car to the limit.

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I have plenty of experience, I've won several GPs and I have been on the podium 60-odd times.

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Teams take a while to get everything right.

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In Formula 1 racing, the driver is the primary focus of attention, but it's the thousand-plus team members who create the opportunity to win.

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One of the most important elements of Grand Prix is the pit stop. If a crew take two-to-three seconds longer than your competition, that can make a huge difference to the race.

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Each F1 team has its own personality, but the thing that bonds all teams is the relentless pursuit of perfection.

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I'm the sort of person that has always had an open mind to change.

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The sport has evolved so much since I started racing in the 90s.

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I fail to see why drivers getting to race more is a bad thing. I fail to see why fans getting more action on track is a bad thing.

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Life is not one-shoe-fits-all.

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What I have done in my career after racing is fully embraced the opportunities of business that have come along.

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Until you see someone working really hard, you don't know what dreams you can realise.

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One of the things I noticed from working with people like Prost, Senna, Mansell - great champions, all of them - was that they all knew a work ethic that was a real education to me as a young guy.

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I don't consider myself an adrenaline junkie and I don't consider myself a risk taker.

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I was born into the third generation of an entrepreneurial Scottish family and grew up in the small village of Twynholm, in Dumfries and Galloway.

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