Coulthard hits out at Tost

In his ITV-column, Red Bull Racing driver David Coulthard has hit out at Scuderia Toro Rosso Team Principal Franz Tost for spreading the rumour that Fernando Alonso and Red Bull are still in negotiations.

David Coulthard wrote in his column: "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.

"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. STR had the same car as us this year but nowhere near the same performance so shouldn't he be concentrating on his own business rather than ours?"

Both David Coulthard and Mark Webber have a contract for the 2008 season. That is one of the reasons why the Scotsman is sure that Alonso will not join Red Bull next season: "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."