The last victory with Porsche, in the Shanghai 2016 WEC race with young
Aussie Brendon Hartley and German Timo Bernhard
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Some of the best times in your career will
be at Red Bull Racing. After a tough period at
Williams, grab this new opportunity with both
hands and make the most of the honest and
open relationship with David Coulthard, who
you will learn a hell of a lot from and help
to build the team with while becoming great
mates away from the track too.
A certain mountain biking accident early on
won’t help! You will be pretty second-hand and
far too unfit to be hanging onto a GP drive
lying in the hospital bed in 2008 after breaking your leg badly at your own charity event
in Australia, but the team will stick by you.
Dietrich Mateschitz will give you peace of
mind and tell you Red Bull is right behind you
while ensuring you have the best medical care
possible which will help you return in time for
the ‘09 season. His patience and loyalty is
something you will never, ever forget.
You will recover and go on to get your
first pole position and win your first Formula
1race in Germany in 2009 before adding a
further eight victories, 12 poles and 42 podiums along the way to a grand total of 215
Grands Prix.
2010 will be a special year that, ultimately, will end in your biggest disappointment
after leading the Championship by 16 points
with three races to go, before losing out in the
title decider in Abu Dhabi. Be very proud of
the achievement though as you put yourself
in contention in a lot of races and drove very
well the whole year. Your teammate, Sebastian Vettel, will lead the Championship for
one race and win the title – that is the way
racing goes sometimes.