I’m comepletely with Dan in saying that the last line was a great ending.

KingCobra

The infamous pit stop: Adelaide 1995

I sadly can’t find it now but I’m pretty sure that in David Coulthard’s autobiography (worth reading whether you’re a DC fan or not) he says that something on the steering broke on his car the entrance to the pit.

If you have a look at the footage (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aqLTWyr836g), DC’s on full right lock and the car doesn’t take the corner.

beneboy

DC is probably the last of the gentleman racers.

Spare me the puffin guano mate, next thing you’re be telling me that Stirling Moss is not only the greatest F1 driver ever but a true gentleman and genuine mans man the likes of which we’ve never seen since.

dfg

Sounds a bit rose tinted to me. I think the point that Patrickl is making is that DC was ordered to move over for Hakkinnen, you know back in the good old days when team orders were publicly acceptable, before The Hun had the nerve to start using them to commit dastardly acts like win races. Anyway after Patrick Head and his chum Ron Dennis had agreed that the McLarens could take the gold and silver so long as they blew kisses at Villeneuve when they passed and lifted him up on the podium Big Ron got on the blower to DC and informed him that his illegitimate Finish son was gonna get the gold medal and that unless he wanted to loose his shiny silver toy he better do as he was told.

Anyway I remember when DC made his debut, I liked him, he was young, quick and had potential. I never really understood why Frank Williams got shot of him but then Williams have done a variety of bewildering or just plain stupid things and that’s why they’re in the state their in now. Anyway DC never really lived up to the potential I thought he had but then maybe he never really had the chance to. You could always tell when DC’s contract was up for renewal because Brundle would start talking him up in the races and practically holding a visual for him in qualifying (I wonder why exactly he was given a job on the BBC). One of the best things DC did was to nearly get punched by Michael Schumacher (similar can be said of Irvine in relation to Senna). I won’t miss DC but he played his part in the Ringmaster’s great show and he never missed a cue, bravo and thank you. Anyway Vettel takes his place, he’s young, quick and he has potential, let’s hope he makes the most of it.

DC is probably the last of the gentleman racers.
He was always a good driver but always lacked the killer instinct required to be a Champion.

What he lost in terms of success probably gained him a great deal of respect and love from the fans though, few people I know have anything bad to say about him and most have a lot of respect for him.

Robert McKay – I remember him having a few seasons where he was making up 2-4 places from the start most races, had he been better at qualifying he definitely would have won a few more races.