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Coulthard sad to say goodbye to Silverstone

David Coulthard will be one of many present in order to see off the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday. The Scot, twice a winner of the race, remains saddened to see Formula One's divorce with the Northamptonshire circuit after witnessing a lifetime's worth of memories.

Home of Formula One's first ever World Championship race in 1950, Silverstone holds its place as one of the sport's greatest ever venues. "Before I started racing in 1990, I remember standing at Stowe corner listening to a V12 Ferrari coming out of the morning mist through Maggotts onto the Hangar Straight," recalled Coulthard, who retired from full-time racing at the end of last year. "You could hear it before you could see it and, in those days, the engines all sounded very different: a V12 against a V8, so, of course, you knew it was a Ferrari coming and it was a shiver-down-your-spine moment that I have never forgotten."

The circuit reached full capacity for last year's race

As motorsport fans prepare to see an F1 start in Britain for the 60th time this weekend, Coulthard reflected upon his own successes at Silverstone, which started with a fifth place for Williams in 1994. "Winning at Silverstone back-to-back and in 1999 and 2000 was pretty special," David, now a pundit for the BBC's television coverage, continued. "Also it'll be another 992 years before someone can win it in two millennia, so that's one record that should stay for a while! I think that Silverstone is a high-speed, get stuck in, challenging race track and given the free choice I'd rather race at Silverstone than Donington."

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