EXCLUSIVE: Formula 1 driver's opinion on racing in South Africa

Updated Oct. 4, 2024, 4:20 p.m. | By The Drive with Rob and Roz

David Coulthard shared some of his incredible stories with the Drive team.

David Coulthard has shared a racetrack with Michael Schumacher and other racing legends.

Formula 1 racing is not for the faint of heart and requires courage, determination, and hard work.

In recent years, the sport's rules and regulations have been changed extensively to improve safety, but that has not always been the case.

The early years of Formula 1 were extremely dangerous; drivers pushed themselves to extremes and put themselves at risk in every race.

Coulthard is one of the most accomplished and well-known British Formula 1 drivers in history.

He started as a Williams Formula 1 team test driver in 1993, and in 1995, he joined the team as a full-time F1 driver.

In his first year, he won the Portuguese Grand Prix and finished third in the Driver's Championship.

He claimed 13 grand prix wins and 62 podium finishes throughout his career as a Formula 1 driver.

Coulthard went on to have an incredibly successful and illustrious career before retiring in 2008.

Now he is coming to SA to drive a RedBull race car on the streets of Sandton!

The Drive team got the opportunity to sit down and speak to Coulthard about his time as a driver, then and now, and so much more.

Listen to the full interview here:

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