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Coulthard optimistic for second half of the year
01 July 2008David Coulthard's start of the season hasn't been his best so far. The tide seems to turn after the Scotsman managed to finish on the podium in Canada. According to the Red Bull driver he's just been out of luck on numerous occasions but believes the second half of the season will be more interesting to watch, but incredibly tight with his competitors.
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Looking back at the first part of the season Coulthard said: "The first half of the season has been a mixed bag for the team mainly through my results, as Mark has had his best season to date. I had a couple of wobbles in qualifying earlier in the year and that has resulted in being on the wrong piece of race track at the wrong time and getting involved in incidents. The only weekend where I had an incident all by myself was in Monaco, but that was off the back of having no running on the Thursday because of reliability issues.
"Without trying to give the impression of "poor me" making excuses, I've definitely had the non-Red Bull end of the stick! But on the positive side, I've been in the top ten several times and I've had a podium finish in Canada. There have also been three ninth place finishes, which doesn't sound very sexy, but in all those races, I was less than ten seconds away from seventh, which shows just how competitive it is in that midfield.
"I am genuinely optimistic for the second half of the year, but it's going to be incredibly tight with Toyota, Renault and Williams. Having said that, my one day of testing at Silverstone did not go too well, so my preparation for the British Grand Prix has definitely been hampered, because the high speed nature of the track means it helps to get your eye in by doing plenty of laps. We're on the back foot, but the team has the strength to bounce back and have a good weekend."
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