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Mumbai makes ‘vroom’ for David Coulthard | Racing News – Times of India

MUMBAI: On most mornings, Bandra Bandstand witnesses a sea of joggers going up and down the promenade. At each end, fans of Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan wait outside Galaxy and Mannat to get a glimpse of their idols. On Sunday morning, though, people of all age groups — 20,000-plus according to the official estimates — took the vantage points between those two landmarks to see what Formula One is all about and to get the adrenaline rush during the Red Bull Showrun.A group of friends had come from Pune to watch David Coulthard burn the rubber. Rayan, 12, donning a Red Bull Racing jacket, urged his father to walk fast so that they can get as close to the action as possible and watch the Briton land those perfect doughnuts. An autorickshaw driver was curious to see how a Formula One car ...
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes sporting arena is not place to raise political issues

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes that the sporting arena is not the appropriate place to raise political issues or make a stand. While he clarified that he was a firm believer in everyone’s right to their freedom of speech, the 13-time Grand Prix winner advocated for athletes to not “hijack” sporting events to force their political views on others. On being asked about F1 drivers and athletes from other sports having political opinions, Couthard said: “I go to watch a football match or a Grand Prix or Wimbledon to see the sport. I don’t want to go there to be hijacked into having to listen to one individual’s position on any subject. Everyone of us has something that is important to us. Everyone has different backgrounds, religions, beliefs! We’re all entitled to that. B...