F1 veteran Coulthard considers move to NASCAR
Quote selected text Published December 16th, 2007 in NASCAR News
Formula One veteran David Coulthard is open to the thought of a future move to NASCAR, but not until his F1 days are solidly over.
“I would consider something like NASCAR,” Coulthard said just before practice for the Race of Champions. “I don’t think I would consider IRL. The only thing is, America, you have to commit to it absolutely. Which means you move out there, take your family there.
“But I’d certainly consider it. This will be my 15th season in Formula One. After that … I’ll do this as long as I’m having fun, as long as they keep saying ‘Would you like to continue?’”
Coulthard said NASCAR’s lengthy 38-week schedule is of no concern to him. He said he has in the past raced every week but Christmas weekend, “and that wasn’t a problem. It’s not hard to get in private planes.”
He also feels the influx of foreign driving talent, like his former F1 mates Juan Pablo Montoya and Jacques Villaneuve, into NASCAR bolsters the perception of stock car racing internationally.
“I think it’s checking the box of NASCAR,” he said. “Generally, people in Formula One haven’t really been that aware of NASCAR, and of what we have been aware of we’ve probably higher respect for NASCAR than what we have for the oval racing IRL.
“That may come as a surprise, but as a single-seater racer in Europe, the perception in Europe is if you’re fat on a super speedway, yes there’s tactics, but how is that more challenging than driving Monaco? That’s a simplistic view, I know, and I’ve not done it. But [Jacques] Villaneuve’s a friend of mine who’s obviously won over there [in IRL], come over to F1 and won in F1. I just know it’s a different challenge.”
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jacques never won in the IRL he won the 500 & championship
when it was called the CART PPG INDY CAR WORLD SERIES not the IRL.
And He has the red bull connection
will scott speed be his teammate?
I would like to see him race in the BTC or DTM series.
JPetschauer it may have been a different series, but the lineage carried over. Much like it did with NASCAR when it went from being the Sportsman series to the Busch series, and such.
This guy is a stiff. He makes Tom Landry look like Jimmy Spencer! Stay away!
David Coulthard keeps dropping lower and lower in the F1 pecking order, but he runs the Driver Safety organization and is very involved with F1,
plus he is one of the richest men in Scotland so I do not see him coming across the pond! And a F1 and NASCAR fan, I don’t really want him over here~
‘if you’re fat on a super speedway, yes there’s tactics’
Typing error, ARS? Just helping
I always thought DC was the coolest, because I’m of Scotish descent myself, but also because when he drove for Williams and McLaren he was so exciting to watch. Now with all the spygate scandals, mistreation of drivers, and…dare I say it….Bernie Ecclestone’s senility and bad descision-making due to that, F1 is just not the same anymore. If DC wants to come over to the US (where he has a dedicated fanbase I might add), I’m completely for it. Run him in a program like whats about to be done with Scott Speed, TRB should be listening to this intently, he’s not getting any younger, you should talk him away from F1 before he changes his mind.
sive, i agree 100% nascar is going down that’s why the other drivers are coming in, to try and bring it back up, hopefully they can!!
Mclaren would be smart to hire coulthard. Hamilton needs a teammate that isnt quite fast enough to battle for the championship but has enough time behind the wheel to help with tons of feedback and driver training. He is the best at that, and it is exactly what mclaren needs. maybe 1-2 years max. then i could see him move to nascar.