David Coulthard Quotations

What a fantastic venue. I think the film played before the cars swooped onto the stage conveyed the excitement of F1. The livery looked fantastic and all six of us are keen to get a good result this weekend.

What's remarkable is not that they are having a difficult year this year, but how incredible their performance was for five straight years. They redefined Formula One,

We face the biggest risk here of any circuit we race on. The danger isn't so much hitting the tyre barriers as hitting another car that has already spun. Visibility is already an issue and that adds to the risk. The spray does not clear. The trees hold the moisture. You cannot see a thing in the spray.

Of course Michael still has it in him.

No-one, not even Michael Schumacher, has the best seat year in, year out.

I don't have very strong views one way or another, but over the last four or five years, there have been so many changes and I am just nervous of continually changing regulations,

I think there is a guy called Michael. It looks as though he’s got a talent. He will make his way to F1.

Jenson Button is the real deal. It just takes the right environment, the right time - don't doubt he has all the talents to win Grands Prix and challenge for championships.

I can't stand it when Lewis Hamilton or anyone else, is made out to be a godlike character. If Lewis was driving for Red Bull I'm sure he would race extremely well, but he'd be battling for points.

Racing drivers have balls, unfortunantly, none of them are crystal

I am not motivated by recognition, I just do things I like doing - racing, shagging, eating and drinking.

What can I say? We hoped to get into the final ten, but we weren't quick enough. It's disappointing what we understand the challenge we face and we're not scared of it. We just need to get on with working to make the car go faster. From back here, it's going to be very difficult to get any points, but as usual, we will do the best we can.

Wet conditions are always difficult, but are especially so at Spa due to the length of the track,

There's so much vibration when that occurs that you lose visibility, your eyes are shaking in your head and it feels like you're sitting on top of a spin drier.

It would be good to have another Brit in Formula One and he is an able, fast racing driver,

It's even more difficult here when you're running in traffic. There are so many trees, the spray doesn't dissipate and you have difficulty seeing the circuit, which can be pretty horrible.

I had a problem getting away in the pits, I don't know if that was something to do with it. We're simply not quick enough at the moment.

I'm not sure it's as dramatic as it being the end of an era,

If you start putting that stuff in place you are using valuable energy.

He's undoubtedly one of the best drivers in the history of the sport. He is, I have no doubt, considerably fitter than other drivers who have become champions in previous years at a greater age than his. It really is a question of whether the design team at Ferrari will give him a package at least the equal of the next best car on the grid. If they do, then Michael will be in a position to win again.

If he's got the opportunity, he should come and have a go. If he does, he is going to have to start winning very quickly or people will start losing interest in him. Just because you are good at one thing, doesn't mean you'd be good at another.

Go speak to the FIA. There's a start system in place. As the lights started to change I went. It doesn't matter what the drivers think.

The engine change obviously is the thing that spoils it but we knew that since last weekend.