Stuttgart - David Coulthard said in an interview published Tuesday that he hopes Sebastian Vettel replaces him in the cockpit at Red Bull when the Scot retires from Formula One racing at the end of the season. "For me Sebastian Vettel has everything that a future winner in Formula One needs," Coulthard told www.formula1.com.
"Also his maturity and approach shows me that he is the best man for the job. So I am very confident that he would be able to do a very good job for Red Bull Racing."
Vettel, 21, is currently a driver for Red Bull's sister team Toro Rosso.
Coulthard announced his decision to quit F1 last week ahead of the British Grand Prix.
The 37-year-old made his debut in 1994 for Williams following Ayrton Senna's death. Nine years at McLaren-Mercedes followed before he moved to Red Bull in 2005.
