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Coulthard expecting Hamilton change

David Coulthard fears Lewis Hamilton will lose his nice-guy image as the years roll by in the full glare of Formula One's searing spotlight.

Hamilton, 22, who leads the drivers' championship by 10 points, has been praised for his polite, well-mannered, endearing charm in his debut season.

"In three years from now, he'll be less approachable, more distant and with his own private jet," said Coulthard. "You cannot expect someone to remain the same with all the media attention, public recognition, and from having £2.50 in his Post Office account to having millions of dollars sloshing around."

He added: "Then there are the various temptations that will come to him off track once he starts maturing into the life he'll end up leading.

"That journey is something all of us have gone through and it will be interesting to see how he deals with that, but all the evidence suggests he will deal with it very well."

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