DC?

[Mutt Kennelkof]

Is the fastest hotel porter in F1 going to race next year?

His "I've still got what it takes" comments in every interview smack of all those "I'm fitter, faster and this is going to be my year" statements of the pre Kimi days, when Hakkinen would then wipe the floor with him again and again

[anonymous-user]

if he were a dog he would have been put to sleep a long long time ago. DC is old and slow. He won't get another drive based on success or good performances but on experience and the fact that people think he is a safe bet for a few points throughout the season.

I can't believe people would rather see him race in F1 than guys like Castroneves, De Ferran and Piquet Jr...

[Scratch'n'Diff]

Mutt Kennelkof said:

Is the fastest hotel porter in F1 going to race next year?

I don't believe he will. And rightfully so.

DC has had nothing but the best cars to drive since being in F1, and done nothing with it.
Not that I really care, as I won't be watching it anymore anyway. But 'Dianabol Jaw' has had his day.

[FourWheelDrift]

I think he'll be at Toyota next year because of his experience.

Was the hotel porter bit just a joke or did you already know he owns the Columbus Hotel in Monaco?

[Mutt Kennelkof]

Knew about Monaco. He has just opened another place near Nottingham and has also been looking at a place near the Forth Bridge.

No pension problems there then

[130tdi]

Is he still managed by Brundle ?

Am I the only one to think he'll end up at Jaguar ? Webber is likely to be off to Williams and Brundle drove the Jag around London.

Or am I getting 2 + 2 = 5 ?

[.Mark]

Read today somewhere he may be off to Sauber. Makes no difference he won't win in that either.

[markburnt]

F1 drivers can go one of 2 ways in my opinion.

Move up the teams as you get better then leave the sport at the top (Hakkenen, Schumi at some point, etc) - that is the best option, or

Get a good drive, win, stop winning, keep racing but slip down the grid and teams (Jacques, DC?) - In my opinion I would rather go into team management. Must be hard to admit you never won it though.

Mark.

[Graham]

markburnt said:

Move up the teams as you get better then leave the sport at the top (Hakkenen, Schumi at some point, etc) - that is the best option, .

I must admit i never understood this ethos.. HEck if i was making money driving i'd keep taking the cash untill it stopped comming...

[minghis]

Mutt Kennelkof said:

Knew about Monaco. He has just opened another place near Nottingham and has also been looking at a place near the Forth Bridge. No pension problems there then

These guys really must have some serious money in the bank. It seems that nearly all of the F1 drivers have almost unlimited spending power - DC's hotel and, I assume, home in Monaco, JB's huge yacht and homes, etc, etc...

[Scratch'n'Diff]

markburnt said:

Get a good drive, win, stop winning, keep racing but slip down the grid and teams (Jacques, DC?)

I'm not sure how you can put Jacques and DC in the same boat?

Seeing as Jacques won a drivers championship, and DC has'nt even been close.

[anonymous-user]

Graham said:

markburnt said: Move up the teams as you get better then leave the sport at the top (Hakkenen, Schumi at some point, etc) - that is the best option, . I must admit i never understood this ethos.. HEck if i was making money driving i'd keep taking the cash untill it stopped comming...

Perhaps because everytime they go out on track there's a possibility they'll be coming back in in the back of an ambulance.

[griff2be]

Or a hearse

[daydreamer]

Hang on though guys - we all take just as big risks and pay thousands for the priviledge (our cars are slower, but arguably not as safe, there is possibly also a difference in circuit facilities at an F1 meet and a 750MC equivalent).

You don't start off in motorsport with the intention of making a fortune out of it (the percentage of true professional drivers is tiny) you go in as its a 'kin fantastic sport.

Surely $25m pa on top of that is just a bonus .

Rich

[hornet]

daydreamer said:

You don't start off in motorsport with the intention of making a fortune out of it (the percentage of true professional drivers is tiny) you go in as its a 'kin fantastic sport. Surely $25m pa on top of that is just a bonus . Rich

Q. How do you make a small fortune in motorsport?
A. Start with a big one.

The only thing that annoys me about DC is that whilst he's making a dogs breakfast of qualifying then trundling around anonymously for a point or two, he's keeping people like Manning, Wheldon, Wilson and Davidson out of the frame.

[Mutt Kennelkof]

I'll quit if F1 is too fast - Coulthard
McLaren driver believes F1 is not too fast

Coulthard doesn't want F1 slowed down

David Coulthard does not believe Formula One cars are too fast.

The Scot therefore disagrees with FIA president Max Mosley who has ordered teams to make 'emergency' slow-down changes in a bid to stave-off a driver fatality.

"[Olivier] Panis said the day he thinks the cars are too quick he will stay home and I feel exactly the same way," Coulthard told Britain's Daily Mirror.

"I'm not gung-ho but I don't feel the cars are too fast."

McLaren's veteran ace said it makes little difference if a Formula One car hits a hard wall at 100 miles per hour or 150 miles per hour. "It's going to hurt."

"[We need] proper run-off and proper crash barriers."

I say speed those cars up, and soon!

[Scratch'n'Diff]

I say get shot of DC, and soon.

He's a tit turd.

[foster3jd]

I've never liked DC, IMHO he's complete idiot and never stops whinging!!!!!!!..... like when he was with Williams and kept moaning on about Hill getting better treatment from the team.... did Hill ever crash on the parade lap?!!!!

DC has had a career with top teams and his pole/win ratio is desparate.... time to move over, let someone else have a go!

[jimmyc412t2]

he is top of jaguar's list, but apparantly has no chance at toyota. sauber are after Davidson if Fisico leaves.

Its not looking good for DC, its jaguar or chamber maid ROFL

[Mutt Kennelkof]

Surely all a face like that could sell is Action Man or Buzz Lightyear dolls?