The expanded trajectory of Scottish pilot David Coulthard in Formula 1 been has laid out by outstanding situations. -
With a total of twelve triumphs secured until the Great Prize of Monaco 2002, and World-wide Subcampeonato of Pilots 2001, this “old fighting one” has given rise to praises, since those lauros were obtained in somewhat difficult circumstances, when more arduous necessary era, the right and so valuable combination of moderation and I throw. -

The best result of Coulthard in 1994 was 2º put in Portugal

Coulthard made debut in Formula 1 in the Great Prize of Spain 1994 at atypical moments, since two competitions before, in the Great Prize of San Marino, had disappeared tragically the Brazilian Ayrton the Seine with Williams FW16-Renault/Goodyear. -
Until then, Coulthard had been test to driver of the equipment Camel Benetton Ford in 1992, and 1993 and leaves from 1994 was it in teams Canon Williams and Rothmans Williams Renault, entering replacement of the paulista ace with a car similar to took which it to the death. -

In 2003 the Coulthard Scot initiated his seventh year next to McLaren

A objectionable attitude that marked its time in Formula 1, occurred when in the Great Prize of Australia 1998, Coulthard, with the McLaren MP4/13-Mercedes-Benz/Bridgestone, yielded an almost safe victory to him to his coequiper, the Finn Mika Häkkinen, who, before the released one had decided with Coulthard that the one that arrived first the first curve would be the winner. -
During the competition, Häkkinen lost the end that it had obtained from the released one, and valuable seconds, when it wrongly entered the street of boxes, happening to reduced march, but without pausing, by a misunderstanding in the communication with his box. -

Coulthard and its McLaren circulate in the circuit of Montmeló, Spain

Since then, Coulthard was second pilot of escudería West McLaren Mercedes, and not from the Great Prize of Europe 1997, conjuncture in which in the last return, Häkkinen-Coulthard with individual McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes-Benz/Goodyear, they obtained a “1-2” as a result of an extreme shown prudence by that at the end of that race would be the new World-wide Champion of Pilots, the Canadian Jacques Villeneuve, with Williams FW19-Renault/Goodyear. -
Later, Coulthard demonstrated its automatic control, which exposed in numerous opportunities. -
In 2003, Coulthard is theoretical pilot number one on board the McLaren MP4/17D-Mercedes-Benz/Michelin, with which it initiates the season and it will use in few races, like his coequiper, the Finn Kimi Räikkönen. -

Coulthard “caresses” the guardrail of the street guide of Montecar it

Although he is right to mention that the discoverer of Coulthard was the famous Briton Frank Williams (“Main Team” of present BMW Williams F1 Team), is worth to emphasize that most of its learning received from the British notable Rum Dennis, constant Chief of a main directorate and Sport of the McLaren equipment (where he is titular pilot from 1996), that, modulated to a great extent it and oriented, as well as in the past it took to obtain the three World-wide Titles of Pilots to the famous Ayrton the Seine, that, as well, in the same years in which it adjudged sceptres -1988, '90 and '91 - he was direct contributor of the obtaining of the World-wide Titles of Constructors on the part of escudería McLaren, that at that time already used motors of Honda R&D Company Limited. -

Coulthard demands its McLaren in one of the curves of Sepang, Malaysia

Conservative, tactical and quick, without arriving at the precipitation, is qualities that emphasize to this professional born in Twynholm (Scotland), over some of their colleagues, who, without so many options, only demonstrate their idiosyncrasy in rare situations, especially, when certain “omnipotent” Sport and Technical Directors of some escuderías of first order arrange arbitrarily that one of its machines is completion in equality of conditions to which it has coequiper of turn. -
Beyond the performance of Coulthard in 2003, its extensive course in Formula 1 deserves to be recognized. -

Ricardo Gabriel D `Annunzio

This writing was published in the Argentine Newspaper “the NEW PROVINCE” Saturday 8 of March of 2003. - On the following day, David Coulthard won in the Great Prize of Australia de Fórmula 1. -