<prompt> Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1997, Coulthard zvakare akabatana naHäkkinen paMcLaren. Akatanga mwaka wake nokukunda mumutambo wokutanga muAustralia  <response>: . Coulthard akakundikana kuwana zvibodzwa mumakundano mana akatevera, nekuda kwekupinda mukukonana muArgentina uye akatarisana nekusavimbika nemotokari yake. Chinhu chekusavimbika chakakanganisa mwaka wese, icho chakave chakakurumbira muCanada apo Coulthard akaita pit kumira achitungamira uye mota yakatanga matambudziko ekubatanidza. Akatambura nemamwe mareti mana mumwaka wose, uye akakwanisa kukunda muItaly Grand Prix. Akakwanisa kuchengetedza dzimwe nzvimbo mbiri dzepodium muAustria neJerez, uko Coulthard akabvuma nzvimbo yechipiri kune waaifambidzana naye Häkkinen pasi pemirairo yechikwata. Coulthard akakwanisa kupedza ari pachinzvimbo chechitatu muDrivers Championship, akaenzana pamapoinzi nemutyairi weBenetton Jean Alesi. 