Daniil Kvyat was on the brink of losig his drive with Toro Rosso earlier this season, but the Russian turned things around and has been given a lifeline by Red Bull in the form of another season in the junior team, but he admits that he has learned plenty from the his saga.
Speaking to F1i, Kvyat acknowledged that the season has been packed with trials and tribulations, “Yeah, it wasn’t an easy one, it turned out to be a surviving year in the end.”
“In the beginning I had big plans, then it turned out to be a survival season. Now it seems like I managed just to put myself in a position to be in Formula 1 for next year, to be with Toro Rosso, which I like.”
“But, yeah, it turned out to be a survival season, I didn’t like it and I don’t want it to happen ever again. It gives you a wider vision of what things, details you should look at, what things you should pay attention… to not be, let’s say, screwed over.
“There are many interesting details I’ve learned – not just on the track. Because, actually, unfortunately, when these kinds of things happen in your career, it’s harder to learn anything on the track, so my progress kind of stopped for a while.
“Luckily, I’m working with a very hungry young engineering group and we’re pushing each other, and they’re pushing me – and after the summer break I feel like I can a manage to focus on the track and it paid off and it started to feel much better.”
Kvyat’s final observation is telling, “There are no friends in Formula 1, unfortunately.”
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