 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Coulthard akapinda mumwaka wa2004 naMcLaren achiziva kuti aizorasikirwa nechigaro chake pakupera kwegore. Zvisinei, akasimbirira kuti akanga achitsigirwa nechikwata chake, uye akapikira kuti nzira yake ya2004 yaizova yakasimba zvikuru. Akatsungirira kutanga kwakasimba: Coulthard akakwanisa kupedza wechisere munhangemutange yokutanga muAustralia pasinei nokuti akanga asiri kufamba zvakanaka, uye munhangemutange yakatevera muMalaysia, akakwanisa kutora nzvimbo yechitanhatu. Munguva yemujaho muBahrain, vese vatyairi veMcLaren vakamanikidzwa kuenda pamudyandigere nekuda kwekutadza kweinjini mushure memakumi mashanu. Coulthard haana kuwana zvibodzwa mumakwikwi mana akatevera, ayo aisanganisira kumira kwakateedzana muMonaco uye kuNürburgring. Akakwanisa kutora nzvimbo dzekuwana mapoinzi pamakwikwi maviri akatevera muCanada neUnited States. 