Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Maka 1996, Coulthard jikọtara onye ọkwọ ụgbọala nwere ahụmahụ Mika Häkkinen na McLaren, ma kwenye na enwere ohere iji merie agbụrụ, ọ bụ ezie na ihe ịma aka maka World Championship agaghị ekwe omume ruo 1997 ma ọ bụ 1998. Oge ya bidoro nke ọma; ọ tara ahụhụ site na nsogbu gas na Australia, gụnyere nkwekọrịta ya na onye ọkwọ ụgbọ ala Jordan Martin Brundle na agba nke mbụ. Coulthard kwụsịrị na Brazil ma mechie n'èzí isi ihe na
Ọ bụ ndị Ajentina. Agbanyeghị, Coulthard nwetara ọkwa n'elu ikpo okwu na Nürburgring ma duru asọmpi ahụ na San Marino tupu ọ nwee nsogbu hydraulic.