Formula One: Jordan dismiss Coulthard rumours

David Coulthard may be Formula One's man of the moment but Jordan Grand Prix team do not want him.

The Silverstone-based team have denied they have been in talks with the 30-year-old Scot about a deal for 2002.

Eddie Jordan's ambitious team insist they are happy with the current line-up of Germany's Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Italy's Jarno Trulli.

"In response to various reports claiming that Jordan is talking to David Coulthard about joining the team, Jordan Grand Prix would like to state categorically that this is untrue and is based upon rumours without substance," said a team statement.

"Jordan Grand Prix is very happy with its current driver line-up and is not looking to make any changes."

Coulthard, whose contract with McLaren is up at the end of the season, is sure to be in high demand especially given his current form.

The 30-year-old Scot is just four points behind Ferrari's reigning champion Michael Schumacher - with 11 races still left - following his victory in Austria last Sunday.

But with Coulthard knowing that he would be virtually guaranteed a competitive car for next season if he stays at McLaren Mercedes, it is unlikely he will move elsewhere.

In the past few years Coulthard has had to endure speculation over his place at McLaren, but each year the Woking-based team have re-signed him.

Those rumours have been absent this year as Coulthard, who joined McLaren from Williams in 1996, has enjoyed his best start to the season finishing in the points in all six races so far.

McLaren's technical director Adrian Newey, who was at Williams when Coulthard made his grand prix bow in 1994, said yesterday that the driver was in the form of his career.

"David is driving better than ever," said Newey. "He's obviously got his head in the right place.

"He's keeping his focus. It's psychological really - it's the same as a tennis player or golfer."