But David Coulthard denied these rumors. "I cannot see Fernando Alonso joining Red Bull in 2008, and I am 100 percent certain that I will be racing for them next year," said the Scottish Formula One driver. Coulthard pointed out that Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz "is a man of his word" and will honor the contract that Coulthard has signed.
"The contract I signed with Red Bull is binding," said Coulthard. "We didn’t just sign a piece of paper giving Red Bull the right to put me in any car that they happen to sponsor, it’s very specific and says that I have to drive the car in any F1 event it is entered for; I know that this is not always the case with younger drivers."
Coulthard is also critical about Franz Tost who said that Red Bull is in talks with Alonso. "One thing that has surprised me from a Red Bull point of view since all the speculation began is that Scuderia Toro Rosso’s team principal Franz Tost told the press that there were talks going on between Red Bull and Alonso," added Coulthard. "I cannot understand why he would feel it’s appropriate to make a comment about another team, owned by the same parent company, without any authority to do so and no understanding of the contractual situation."
With Alonso being a hot commodity, it is understandable that Red Bull will take interest on him. So we still don’t know if Coulthard will be driving for Red Bull next season. Maybe he can go back to McLaren which fields fast cars which are as reliable as Acura compressors.