E71: David Coulthard MBE

Today we talk to David Coulthard, MBE the Formula One racing driver turned presenter and commentator, who co-founded the sports production company Whisper Films with BT presenter Jake Humphrey and former BBC producer Sunil Patel.Coulthard drove for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull racing teams during his career, winning 13 Grand Prix in all, finishing second in the 2001 driver’s championship to Michael Schumacher. His got his start in F1 in 1993, when he became a test-driver for the Williams F1 team, where he was promoted to the team after Ayrton Senna’s tragic death during the San Marino Grand Prix, with Coulthard’s first race drive taking place a week later at the Spanish Grand Prix, with Damon Hill as his team-mate.We talk about lockdown life in his home town of Monaco, the Senna documentary, what F1 insiders are talking about when it comes to getting the show back on the road, the W Series the women’s race series which Coulthard co-founded and plenty more besides. He was great company, which I think comes through our conversation.If you enjoy the Unofficial Partner podcasts please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes as it helps us find new listeners and move up the rankings.See you next time for more sports business conversations.Unofficial Partner is the leading podcast for the business of sport. A mix of entertaining and thought provoking conversations with a who's who of the global industry. To join our community of listeners, sign up to the weekly UP Newsletter and follow us on Twitter and TikTok at @UnofficialPartnerWe publish two podcasts each week, on Tuesday and Friday. These are deep conversations with smart people from inside and outside sport. Our entire back catalogue of 500 sports business conversations are available free of charge here. Each pod is available by searching for ‘Unofficial Partner’ on Apple, Spotify and every podcast app. If you’re interested in collaborating with Unofficial Partner to create one-off podcasts or series and live events, you can reach us via the website.