DESPITE reaching speeds of as much as 200mph one former Method One driver has admitted to ingesting alcohol simply minutes earlier than a qualifying race.
F1 legend David Coulthard has recalled the time he sank a shot earlier than he went out for qualifying on the Italian Grand Prix – on F1’s notoriously quick Monza observe.
David Coulthard has revealed that he as soon as drank simply half-hour earlier than hitting the observeCredit score: Getty
Coulthard took a shot earlier than qualification for the 1995 Italian Grand PrixCredit score: AP:Related Press
The Scot is certainly one of Britain’s biggest ever drivers, however wouldn’t attribute his success to boozing pre-race.
Nevertheless it definitely didn’t hamper his efficiency as he ended up securing pole place throughout the qualification in 1995 regardless of his secret sips.
Coulthard revealed the sudden revelation on his podcast Method For Success, when talking to fellow ex-driver Gerhard Berger.
He stated: “You [Berger] pulled me in and persuaded me that it was custom in Monza earlier than qualifying to have a schnapps.
“I used to be a younger, impressionable driver and also you had been a grand prix winner. You’ve bought Niki [Lauda] there…
“In fact, you guys had set this up and I didn’t need to say no so they convey out three little glasses that regarded like schnapps. For positive they had been ingesting water.
“They gave me a schnapps. That is about half an hour earlier than qualifying. I take the schnapps, I’m going out, I’m in pole place. I bought pole!”
However Berger wasn’t having the light-hearted accusations that he was ingesting water as an alternative schnapps like his opponents.
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And as an alternative he admitted that he used to drink alcohol earlier than EVERY race.
He stated: “David, I all the time drunk earlier than qualifying, amaretto after which an espresso.”
Gerhard Berger admitted to ingesting earlier than each raceCredit score: Getty