Sport

Coulthard: 'We can still win it'

13 April 2012

David Coulthard insisted that his chances of becoming world champion remain intact despite Michael Schumacher's European Grand Prix victory.

The 30-year-old Scot is 24 points behind Schumacher after finishing well adrift in third spot at Germany's Nurburgring yesterday.

Coulthard has little time to find an answer to his McLaren-Mercedes' lack of competitiveness with the next round in France, the 10th grand prix of the 17-race season, taking place in Magny-Cours on Sunday.

But Coulthard said: "There are lots of races to go so I am not downbeat."

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