Eagle-eyed viewers might have noticed Mr David Coulthard making a cheeky appearance on BBC TV show Richard Hammond’s Engineering Connections this week.
So low-key was the appearance in the Red Bull Racing RB6 that DC didn’t actually get a name-drop from Top Gear’s Hammond, though the familiar blue and white cross of St Andrew on the helmet indicated that it was the 13-time grand prix-winning former RBR driver and now Red Bull team ambassador (as well as co-commentator on BBC TV for F1) behind the wheel.
It’s not the first time there’s been such a Top Gear connection – DC appeared in a previous edition of the show, using a 2005 Red Bull Racing car to paint a canvas held by Jeremy Clarkson. (“I’ve done some weird things in my life,” he said at the time, “but this is up there.”)
This time, the Red Bull man-and-machine pairing sped around Silverstone while the Hamster, standing trackside, discussed the many origins (including swords, sailing boats and 19th-century cannons!) and developments over the years that have made Formula One cars what they are today in the field of precision engineering.
And of course, the Adrian Newey-penned RB6, in the hands of F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and team-mate Mark Webber, was the cream of the crop last year as the pair took Red Bull’s maiden F1 Constructors’ crown.
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