Zoom A little advice from David Coulthard

Lewis Hamilton's loyalty to McLaren may be tested if the Mercedes-powered team stops providing him with a winning car.

That is the belief of retiring British veteran David Coulthard, who was commenting on 2008 world champion Hamilton's claim that he wants to spend his entire career with the Woking-based team.

"In terms of trying to achieve wins it would be silly of him to stay with McLaren if the car wasn't performing," Coulthard is quoted as saying by The Sun.

Hamilton was groomed and financed throughout his junior racing career by Ron Dennis' team, culminating in his current contract which expires at the end of 2012.

But Coulthard believes trying to predict the future is futile for Hamilton.

"He wants to win and you would expect him to say that now because they're on top of the world," he explained.

"But I don't think he needs to talk about the future beyond enjoying this world championship success and next year's bid."

"None of us knows what the future holds," Coulthard, who raced with McLaren from 1996 to the end of the 2005 season, stated.

E.A, Source: GMM
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