David Coulthard has prediꦬcted it is only a matter of time before Grand Prix Drivers' Associati꧅on chairman Alex Wurz finds himself in a "major role in motorsport".

Wurz, who announced his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:retirement from competitive racing back in November, before then agreeing this week a one-off return to run in the Rolex 24 at Daytona with Ganassi in January, had been rumoured to have been approached by Manor with a view to taking up a team principal role in 🌸2016. However, while that never happened, Coulthard has no doubt the Austrian is set for "big things" in the future.

"I have no doubt that one day he will find himself in a major role in motorsport. He turned down the job of Manor team principal, but it is just a matter of time before big things happen," Coulthard noted in a column for the .

Meanwhile, Coulthard added that the work the three-time F1 podium winner and twice Le Mans 24 Hours champi𒆙on does as GPDA chairman shouldn't be und⛦erestimated.

"Unfortunately it is years like this one that remind us why the Grand Prix Drivers' Association is just🐷 as important as it was in the days of Sir Jackie Stewart. The deaths of Jules Bianchi, and Justin Wilson in IndyCars, tragically bring hom📖e the importance of safety," DC added.

"Alex does a fantastic job [as GPDA chairman]. For all the big meetings he brings all the drivers together - even those who ar🃏e not members - and makes sure they stand as a united front.

"After every race he [also] writes to Bernie Ecclestone, the sport's chief executive, Jean Todt, the FIA president, and Charlie Whiting,🍷 the race director, to express the drivers' feelings on the circuit or any accidents that have taken place.

"Team principals may sound o🔯ff in front of the cameras for their own ends, but Alex works quietly behind the scenes for the greater good of the drivers and the sport. He does this away🍌 from the glare of publicity and receives little public recognition.

"He is a credit to our sport."