Coulthard future unclear

[Knowlesy]

Unsure if this has been posted elsewhere, nor am I sure of its credibility.

I was reading in a newspaper today (unsure which one) that David Coulthard has reportedly contacted Dietrich Mateschitz today to clarify his future with the team.

Mateschitz has been quoted in Italy as saying that Coulthard isn't in his plans for 2006 and he has settled on the driver pairing of Liuzzi and Klien for next year.

Interesting, if this is true.........Coulthard has done a very good job this year in my view and to some extent has proved myself and many others wrong. He is respected by the young drivers in the team and Christian Horner speaks highly of him, as do most in the team.

So is this more Red Bull Racing craziness? It seems that Horner says one thing and that Mateschitz and co. make decisions to the opposite effect!

Would it be a good idea to keep Coulthard next season or should he go? After all, Klien is very handy and deserves a seat at the team. Liuzzi is about to get his racing shot and we mostly expect him to be a hit and to push DC hard, maybe outshine him.

But if DC is discarded, they lose that experienced head and technical input, which can be of such benefit to a team like RBR.

Interesting stuff......what do you make of it?