Despite announcing that he would be calling time on his
Formula One career at the end of the 2008 season,
David Coulthard has admitted that he would not be opposed to competing in another discipline in future.
The Scot revealed that he will remain 'actively involved' in
F1 as a consultant to
Red Bull Racing, with his role focusing on testing and development of the team's grand prix cars, and has also been tipped to join the
BBC when British F1 coverage changes hands next season, but insists that he would not turn down a racing opportunity if it appealed to him.
"I will have a test/development/consultant role with Red Bull Racing, which will enable me to have an interest in F1 and the paddock, [but] I will look at the other opportunities that might be there when the time is appropriate," he told journalists after making his decision to quit public on the eve of the British Grand Prix.
"For nice, emotional reasons I wanted to wait until
Silverstone to make the announcement and, now that it's out, I can just get on with the racing. I hope we have a good weekend and that Red Bull can score some points. Maybe there can be a British winner and maybe we can all go home and think that was a good weekend for the sport."
The question of whether the competitive fire may still burn post-2008 was raised by current UK commentator James Allen, who enquired whether DC's idea of 'retirement' would mean that he returned to the cockpit of an F1 car - or any other.
"Part of the thought, and the plan, is to drive the car from time to time," the Scot confirmed, "I was a test driver for three years before I started racing, so I've been involved behind the wheel of Formula One cars for many, many years - and the guys I tested for were Nigel [Mansell], [Ayrton] Senna and [Alain] Prost, so they were great teachers.
