Comments on: David Coulthard Announces His Retirement

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:48:24 +0000

What I am likely to remember of DC is not so much any particular moment but his inimitable attitude - tough but graceful, wanting his fair share but never going over the boundaries of what he thought was proper (and apologising promptly when occasionally crossed the boundary anyway).

By: Pink Peril

Pink Peril — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:52:07 +0000

Oh, there are so many. The very first GP I watched was Belgium 1998, so that stands out as a special DC memory ! I was living in Scotland at the time, so naturally he became my favourite driver.

It could be the Massa comment from this years Oz GP, it could be winning the 2003 Oz GP. It could be the one fingered salute to Schumacher, or the comment to Louise Goodman. So many !

Thanks for the memories, DC.

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:12:01 +0000

His French wave, and indeed his drive that day, will stick in the memory for a long time - as will his comments on Massa from earlier this year!

In hindsight, if he really did know he was retiring as far back as that then it would explain further why he was getting so annoyed with people running into him when he was on his farewell tour of the world’s circuits.

What I will remember most didn’t happen on the track though. My cousin is absolutely mad keen on him (I fear she may like him for reasons other than his driving though!) and when her 21st birthday came along I was a bit stumped for a gift.

He was driving for McLaren at the time and I ended up ordering her a halfsize replica helmet which I thought she would like. On a whim I then wrote to his Dad asking if there was any way he could arrange to get it signed by DC. I thought I would hear nothing more but lo and behold a couple of days later his Dad phoned up and said it would be no problem, but that the next time he would see David would be at the Australian GP.

I duly dropped the helmet off at his Dad’s haulage firm’s office the week before the race, he took it to Oz in his case, and then brought it back to Britain having got the prized signature. I then collected it, together with a birthday card DC had also signed.

Needless to say, this was all above and beyond what I ever expected but he certainly made one fan very happy indeed!

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:14:59 +0000

Hehe, that was a very special one-fingered wave!

By: bill

bill — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:59:58 +0000

gotta love DC “waving” to Schumi after a typical Schumi-stunt pushing him to the dirt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRhDQ5LVeL8

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