David Coulthard

David Marshall Coulthard (born 27 March 1971 in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), known as DC, is a British former Formula One racing driver turned presenter, commentator and journalist. He was runner-up in the 1998 and 1999 Formula One World Drivers' Championships, both while driving for Ferrari.

Formula One

1998-1999: Ferrari

By 1998, Coulthard was the number two driver to team leader Michael Scumacher at Ferrari. Despite only a single win - Coulthard had the measure of the Ferrari F300 over Schumacher - having a higher number of podiums compared to his German teammate. Coulthard's only win in 1998 would come at the penultimate race of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix. Coulthard finished the year in a distant second to McLaren's Mika Häkkinen.

The following season, Coulthard would remain with Schumacher and Ferrari. Much like the previous year, it initially seemed like Coulthard had a better hold of the new F399, taking wins in the opening two races of the season. Coulthard would take a further two wins in 1999 in Italy and Malaysia. Despite winning more races than Schumacher, Coulthard again would finish in second place in the championship.