Coulthard not hanging up helmet completely.

Crash.Net, July, 2008

Despite announcing that he would be calling time on his Formula One career at the end of the 2008 season, David Coulthard has admitted that he would not be opposed to competing in another discipline in future.

The Scot revealed that he will remain 'actively involved' in F1 as a consultant to Red Bull Racing, with his role focusing on testing and development of the team's grand prix cars, and has also been tipped to join the BBC when British F1 coverage changes hands next season, but insists that he would not turn down a racing opportunity if it appealed to him.

"I will have a test/development/consultant role with Red Bull Racing, which will enable me to have an interest in F1 and the paddock, [but] I will look at the other opportunities that might be there when the time is appropriate," he told journalists after making his decision ...