Coulthard frustrated with fourth

(11-Jul-98) - David Coulthard has claimed he was up against a brick wall in
qualifying for Sunday's British Grand Prix after what he referred to as the
"worst possible start" to his weekend.

The McLaren ace, who had set the pace during Friday's practice sessions,
was left more than a second off Hakkinen's time after a mysterious problem
with his car.

"I just felt like I came up against a brick wall," said the Scot,
who used a different tyre type to Mika.

"I'm pretty convinced there must be something not right because there
is no reason I should go slower in qualifying than I did in morning
practice."

"I ran out of road a couple of times, especially at the exit of
Priory, and I was just at the limit of grip I could find from the car. The
balance itself was diabolical and I just couldn't make the car go any
quicker."

He added, "It definitely hurts. I said yesterday that when you see the
home support that you have, even though I know it is not just for me, that
you really want to perform. This weekend has got off to the worst possible
start."

"The emotion straight away after qualifying was that this was the
biggest disappointment I can remember."

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