I said yesterday that I hoped Coulthard would continue for one more year just so that I could go and see him race one more time, but my appeal fell on deaf ears as today he announced his retirement as from the end of the year.

Gutted that I didn’t get Silverstone tickets now, but with the new house etc something had to give and unfortunately that was what was cut back!

It was from a purely selfish viewpoint that I hoped he would continue anyway, and I can understand him wanting to get out before he is forced to - who knows, perhaps he would have been pushed anyway as plenty of people seem to think he is too old and accident-prone.

Hmm, last post was on 18th June 2008 - almost a month ago, and I feel a bit ashamed at the lack of action!

Don’t really have any excuses either other than the fact I’ve just been lazy of late.  Well, we did eventually move house, but I can’t blame that for almost four weeks inactivity.

So what’s happened in the intervening period?  Well, for a start the spacebar on my laptop appears to be about to give up the ghost so apologies for any words running into each other - I think I’ve caught any so far, but some may slip through.  Pennies are tight so this thing has to last me a few years yet!

The main focus of attention after the Canadian GP was on Lewis Hamilton, which is a bit of a shame as it should really have centred on the men on the podium.

Nick Heidfeld did admirably well to manage a second place for BMW, but even he was in the shadow of his teammate Robert Kubica who managed to pull the German manufacturer’s maiden GP win out of the bag.

As if that wasn’t enough, David Coulthard managed to put his dismal start to the season behind him long enough to take the third spot on the podium - a well deserved return to form in my book.

Unbelievable.

I normally hate the Monaco GP as it tends to be incredibly boring - despite it being hyped as the “best” race on the calendar - but today was superb.  If ever a circuit was the ideal place to install a sprinkler system to spice races up with a light dusting of rain then this is the place.

A wet track seems to sort the drivers out into two camps - those who have luck in abundance, and those who couldn’t buy a slice of good fortune with all the money in the world.

It has to be said that David Coulthard has been lacking luck in the last few races.  He has been very unfortunate, with his disappointing results being down to bad luck rather than a lack of talent or ability, in my humble opinion at least.

This weekend as we look ahead to the race things are looking a bit different.  He has again qualified behind his teammate, but at least he made it through to the last section to end up in the top ten.  Given the relative performance of the pair, I’ll be surprised if he isn’t running with a lot more fuel than Webber and therefore his position at tenth is a little artificial.