Coulthard Confirmed at Red Bull

Just the news I've been waiting for! David Coulthard has been confirmed as the number one driver with the Red Bull Racing team! The fact that this is the former Jaguar team makes it sweeter for me because I was always a Jaguar fan, even though they're only a mid-field team. Others might say that it's a sign that DC is "past it" and on his way out of F1, but that's inevitable in almost any sport once you hit your thirties. Unless you're Michael Schumacher, but he's in a class of his own. Schumi is now the oldest man in F1 since Olivier Panis has retired. I don't think anyone says he's "past it" because of his age. There are those of us who would definitely like to see him retire, but that's because it would be nice to give someone else a chance, for goodness sake!

DC is a talented driver who has always been in someone else's shadow. He stepped in to replace Ayrton Senna after his death on track. Those were some hard shoes to fill, but he did admirably. In his career at McLaren, he had to contend with Ron Dennis' "Finn Fetish" as first his teammate was Mika Hakkinen, then Kimi Raikkonen, both of whom were greatly admired by RD. So much so that it always seemed to me that DC got second best.

Perhaps being with a relatively new team will allow DC to flourish. He won't win the championship behind the wheel of a Jaguar/Red Bull, but winning isn't everything. And no it's not the only thing either.