Coulthard taking each race as it comes
David Coulthard has insisted his faltering title hopes do not hinge on him roaring to another famous victory in the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.
The 32-year-old Scot, who has triumphed in Monte Carlo twice in the last three years, has slipped down the standings in recent races after making a promising start to the season.
Coulthard heads into the 61st running of the world’s most prestigious and glamorous grand prix 17 points adrift of McLaren team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and 15 behind Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher.
But he said: “Every race is important but you cannot say one is more important than another in terms of the championship.
“I am 17 points behind the leader but I know that just a couple of wins would turn that around. Hopefully I can get one here.
“People say this is a true drivers’ circuit but the reality is that you still need a car to get around, but obviously if you have got a good car then that gives you the confidence to pull a bit more performance out of it.
“But there is no room for error here. It’s not like other circuits where you can drift wide, send up puffs of smoke and get away with it. Do that here and you hit the guard-rails.”
