Coulthard inks new deal for 2008

[The Stig]

David Coulthard has agreed terms to remain at Red Bull Racing for a fourth consecutive season in 2008, it has emerged.

It was reported in Austria last month that both the Scottish veteran and his current team-mate Mark Webber had ‘done enough to secure the blessing’ of team owner Dietrich Mateschitz.

Relevant contracts were due to be signed, and according to the specialist publication Auto Motor und Sport, this has now been done.

If 36-year-old Coulthard does go on to complete the entire 2008 season, he would rank only behind Riccardo Patrese and Michael Schumacher in terms of the most experienced F1 drivers ever.

He explained this week: "I still love racing. I do a good job, I deliver value. I wake up on a Sunday and still look forward to going racing.”

"I love it here at Red Bull. 
I still have the pace but I'm now armed with more experience. I'm not scared of hard work and we're building the foundations of future success here.”

"I am not sensitive about being 36-years-old and people ask about how long I will go on. I only think about age when some idiot asks about it, which is fair enough because I am closer to the end of my career than the beginning."

[Dare]

good for DC

[johnbull]

Good news indeed. I like DC, even if he does go on like an old woman sometimes.

[FW14B]

Definitely it is a good thing, DC is racing so much better recently than he has done for years.

[Steven Roy]

I am glad to see Red Bull sticking with him because he has done a great job in moving the team forward.  It is also quite clear that he is doing a lot more than just driving. 

[cosworth151]

Glad to hear it. I think he still has a great deal to contribute to RBR, both behind the wheel and in the garage.