Toro Rosso, Kvyat: “Toro Rosso is a great option for 2017”

Daniil Kvyat's 2016 so far It wasn't particularly good, thanks to Red Bull's choice to send him back to Toro Rosso to make room for Max Verstappen.

Despite the podium achieved in China, the controversies following the incidents with Sebastian Vettel proved to be the perfect opportunity for Helmut Marko, advisor to the Austrian team, to put the exchange with Verstappen into practice, asserting that Kvyat was suffering psychologically Ricciardo. The difficulty in adapting to a car with less aerodynamic load like the STR10 and the heated rivalry against an excellent driver like Carlos Sainz Jr, have negatively undermined the first part of the season of the Russian, expected to great second part of 2016 to manage to stay in Formula 1.

In spite of reconfirmation of Helmut Marko from a few days ago, Kvyat's place in Toro Rosso is in fact in the balance, especially considering Pierre Gasly's progress in GP2 in the last few races, which could push the Red Bull top management to focus on the Frenchman for 2017. The driver from Ufa, however, he believes he can win reconfirmation for next year too and would like this solution, especially looking at the change in regulation expected for next season: "The Toro Rosso would definitely be a fantastic option. I like the team and I think the team feels good with me,” Kvyat told Motorsport.com -. “I think that next season's regulations, the car should adapt more to the driving style that I like. I think James Key (technical director of Toro Rosso, ed.) has already demonstrated that he is very good at designing cars. The development budget we have is a bit limited, but the car has always been competitive. I think it will be the same next year too. So I think this (in Toro Rosso, ed.) is a very interesting place to be."

In Toro Rosso, Kvyat has always found an environment that put him at ease, helping him in times of difficulty: "When I arrived at Toro Rosso I immediately felt at ease. During both experiences I had in Toro Rosso (in 2014 and during this season, ed.), I had great support from the whole team. Every time there was a problem with the car, everyone gave their all to try to get to the bottom of it. Every time I didn't feel comfortable with the car, everyone tried to help me to have a better feeling. It's something I really appreciate and I'm really grateful to these guys who are helping me. The people around me are amazing. But, as I said, there is still time to decide the future together, but I think the choice is so far away” Kvyat then concluded.

Gianluca D'Alessandro