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Coulthard: 'Schumacher was better, but I didn't want to be a second driver'

David Coulthard had the chance to drive for Ferrari in 1996, but the Scottish driver deliberately turned down that chance. In that year Michael Schumacher also came to drive for the Italian team and Coulthard would then take the role of second driver. The Scottish driver didn't like that, who was just making a career in Formula 1. That's why he chose McLaren. Second driver In an interview with RTE Ireland, the driver looks back on that period, making this decision purely with a view to what was best for his career. "At Ferrari, the contract that was offered, on paper, was that I would be the second driver next to Michael". Read more FIA: 'We can manage corona cases in the paddock...
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