No! Dont be alarmed. The Formula1 veteran is not leaving the sport yet. Red Bull Formula1 team’s race driver, David Coulthard, will be stopping by by the NASCAR race tracks to experience a new type of motorsport. This Sunday, Coulthard will stop off at a NASCAR race in the US, on his way to next weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Coulthard will visit Dover, in Delaware, to see the Austrian drink company’s NASCAR team race on a track known as the “Monster Mile”.
“I’m interested in all sorts of racing, but hardly ever get a chance to see anything other than Formula One,” explained the Scot. “So when Red Bull came up with the idea of shooting a promo film around their NASCAR operation on the week before the Canadian GP, it seemed like a great opportunity to go and see why this form of racing is so popular in the States.”
The NASCAR Red Bull Racing Team is now in its second year of competition, racing Toyota Camrys, driven by Brian Vickers and AJ Allmendinger. Before the race Coulthard will get the chance to not only sit in the race car, but also to attend the Drivers’ pre-race engineering briefing as well. Although this may not be a part of the preparations for the Canadian Grand Prix, it is always fascinating to see how a driver from the most elite category of motor sports, views other brands of racing, specially one that is as popular as NASCAR.