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David Coulthard & Adrian Newey go Back to McLaren
By Ian Lockwood July 2 2008
David Coulthard, Adrian Newey, Christian Horner & Martin Brundle must have caused quite a stir amongst McLaren employees as they walked the corridors at the teams Woking based Technology Centre. Stranger still, the quartet were being guided by their host for the day - Martin Whitmarsh.

This is not however another bizzarre twist in last years F1 spying saga, but a fully above board occasion. David Coulthard won the trip, which included lunch in a private McLAren dining room by outbidding other guests at a charity auction.

Christian Horner must have felt a little like the odd one out, having not worked for the team. Both Coulthard and Brundle spent time as drivers for the team, whilst Adrian Newey designed cars are responsible for much of McLarens success.

Martin Whitmarsh commented "David has always been a popular driver at McLaren and we've known him for a long time. In fact, he's driven more grands prix for McLaren than any other driver in Formula 1 history. It's fantastic that he has put his hand in his own pocket to support this charity auction and it's great to see him back at Woking. This afternoon showed that we still remain friends with many of our former drivers - because Martin, of course, is an ex-McLaren driver too."  

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Re: David Coulthard & Adrian Newey go Back to McLaren
Posted by: RedWebber07 (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:07:02:19:56:57

hmmm.... what's the wager Brundle had more than a few quiet words in Horner's ear? winking smiley

There's a strategy in who Coulthard took with him, you can be sure.

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Re: David Coulthard & Adrian Newey go Back to McLaren
Posted by: Keppel (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:07:02:21:04:29

This season is more and more seeming like the swansong though smiling smiley It's quite nice really, seeing DC go back to visit Macca HQ.

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Re: David Coulthard & Adrian Newey go Back to McLaren
Posted by: f1man (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:07:03:04:30:01

swan song? , how did that saying come to be? anyone know?

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Posted by: LoudHoward (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:07:03:07:09:23

If only someone had've invented Google, then your question could be answered in less time than it took you to post that tongue sticking out smiley

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Re: David Coulthard & Adrian Newey go Back to McLaren
Posted by: pgj (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:07:05:11:10:54

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swan song? , how did that saying come to be? anyone know?

I was always told that it was from the Swan Lake ballet where the swan dies.

What a great prank! I bet that McLaren were going around the plant for days making sure that there was absolutely nothing that they could benefit from, hiding every nut and bolt for '09. What does a tour guide say to Adrian, "This is the design centre where we do our CFD modelling"? LMAO!

I wonder if they got to shake hands with RD or MW? LOL!

Williams and proud of it.

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Re: David Coulthard & Adrian Newey go Back to McLaren
Posted by: trollie (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:07:05:11:46:32

I took LoudHowards advice and googled the origins of Swan song. These are the answers I have;

- Its an stick carved from tree bark for stirring soup.
- A town in North America
- Some posters name on a cooking forum

where'd we be without Google!

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Re: David Coulthard & Adrian Newey go Back to McLaren
Posted by: RuralVic (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:07:05:11:52:12

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pgj

What a great prank! I bet that McLaren were going around the plant for days making sure that there was absolutely nothing that they could benefit from, hiding every nut and bolt for '09. What does a tour guide say to Adrian, "This is the design centre where we do our CFD modelling"? LMAO!
!

I guess McLaren could have had a great time leaving around nuts, bolts aero parts... that they're NOT going to use in 09 & thinking of red herrings they could distract Newey etc with.



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Re: David Coulthard & Adrian Newey go Back to McLaren
Posted by: pgj (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:07:05:12:09:55

LOL! I just do not imagine that it would be very easy to con Adrian! How do you you mislead a man who has not only seen it, done it, and has got the tee shirt, but has also worn out several tee shirts?

Some of the people there would have worked for Adrian and you can bet that he can read their body language. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall, this is one of the cruellest, sharpest, and funniest pranks that I have heard of in a long while.

Well done DC!

Williams and proud of it.

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