Coulthard admits to Ferrari talks - 8th February 18:33pm GMT

David Coulthard has revealed that he was strongly considering a Ferrari testing deal before instead opting for a race seat with the new Red Bull Formula 1 team.

The Scot told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport that he believes he would have fitted in well at Ferrari despite spending nine seasons battling with the Italian cars while driving for their arch rivals McLaren.

“I had the impression that if I had the opportunity to work in that team I would have felt at ease there,” said Coulthard.

“So we talked about the possibility of becoming test driver (at Ferrari), but in the end I had the chance to race so it's fine. Ferrari is certainly a different team.”

Coulthard, who is currently testing the new RBR F1 car at Jerez, believes Ferrari remain championship favourites despite impressive testing performances by his old team McLaren.

“I expect Ferrari to remain the team to beat,” he said.