{"id":239017,"date":"2023-10-20T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=239017"},"modified":"2023-10-20T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T19:00:00","slug":"im-an-f1-legend-who-drank-alcohol-30-minutes-before-qualifying-at-infamous-200mph-track-i-still-got-pole-position-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/im-an-f1-legend-who-drank-alcohol-30-minutes-before-qualifying-at-infamous-200mph-track-i-still-got-pole-position-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#x27;m an F1 legend who drank alcohol 30 minutes before qualifying at infamous 200mph track &#8211; I still got pole position | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DESPITE reaching speeds of up to 200mph one former Formula One driver has admitted to drinking alcohol just minutes before a qualifying race. <\/p>\n<p>F1 legend David Coulthard has recalled the time he sank a shot before he went out for qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix &#8211; on F1&#x27;s notoriously fast Monza track.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/david-coulthard-paddock-ahead-formula-828037019.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/british-driver-williams-renault-david-752783.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The Scot is one of Britain&#x27;s greatest ever drivers, but wouldn&#x27;t attribute his success to boozing pre-race. <\/p>\n<p>However it certainly didn&#x27;t hamper his performance as he ended up securing pole position during the qualification in 1995 despite his secret sips. <\/p>\n<p>Coulthard revealed the unexpected revelation on his podcast Formula For Success, when speaking to fellow ex-driver Gerhard Berger. <\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;You [Berger] pulled me in and persuaded me that it was tradition in Monza before qualifying to have a schnapps. <\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE ON FORMULA ONE<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RF-COMP-F1-WAGES.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RF-COMP-F1-WAGES.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RF-COMP-F1-WAGES.jpg\"><\/picture><span>MAX EARNER <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>F1 2023 wages with Hamilton miles off No1 and Verstappen dwarfing team-mate wage<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GtrSvr-thesun-1500x1000-a.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GtrSvr-thesun-1500x1000-a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GtrSvr-thesun-1500x1000-a.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DOUBLE Up <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Win a Nissan GTR and a Range Rover or \u00a3110,000 cash from 62p with our discount<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;I was a young, impressionable driver and you were a grand prix winner. You\u2019ve got Niki [Lauda] there\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Of course, you guys had set this up and I didn\u2019t want to say no so they bring out three little glasses that looked like schnapps. For sure they were drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;They gave me a schnapps. This is about half an hour before qualifying. I take the schnapps, I go out, I\u2019m in pole position. 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