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Coulthard explains Monaco, Schumacher and Ron Dennis tale

David Coulthard has told the story of how he had to borrow a helmet from Michael Schumacher at the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix. In a crazy race, Coulthard eventually finished second behind Olivier Panis, which saw 15 of the 22 drivers retire or not even start including Michael Schumacher. Coulthard reveals how his helmets were misting up and the German helped without hesitation. “In the warmup, I just couldn’t see, my helmet at the time did not have the double visor which helped with fogging,” David said on the Making of a Legend documentary. “So I went to Michael and asked him if I could borrow a helmet which is a very unusual thing to do.” Coulthard also reveals...
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