At the age of 37, Coulthard is the oldest driver on the grid, with this season being his 14th in a row as a Formula One driver.
Despite his longevity in the sport, time is fast running out for Coulthard, who many believe could retire at the end of the current campaign.
And although he is hopeful of carrying on beyond 2008, the Red Bull driver says that should Sunday’s race prove to be the last time he competes at home, he would find a way to deal with it.
“I’m quite a realist,” he said. “I have loved being a Grand Prix driver for many seasons, and I still really enjoy it, but there will come a point, naturally, where that’s not going to continue and . . . boo hoo, you know,” added Coulthard, whose contract is up for renewal at the end of the present campaign and who is poised to be replaced in the Red Bull line-up by France’s Sebastian Vettel.
“There are a lot of worse things that can happen to you, so you move on to the next opportunity and be very grateful for the chance you have had to do something which you love.
Coulthard is currently the most successful British driver participating in Formula One, with 13 victories to his name from 236 starts, after he was plunged into the sport in the most tragic of circumstances, following the death of Ayrton Senna at Imola in 1994.
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