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Formula One has witnessed fatal accidents, but as a former championship driver, David Coulthard says the thrill of the competition made him overcome the fear factor: “Life is dangerous and something is going to kill us in the end” by DanieMothowagae

David Coulthard at the Red Bull Cape Town Circuit exhibition race. Picture: Daniel Mothowagae/City PressMotorsport is a dangerous game and Formula One has witnessed fatal accidents in its history.

Ironically, Coulthard came into F1 as a successor to Ayrton Senna at Williams in 1994, the legendary Brazilian who died after he crashed into a wall at the San Marino Grand Prix the same year. “Having worked with Mika Häkkinen [at McLaren] – these guys had fear but they were able to find the limit of what the car was physically capable of doing.”

 

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