It is too soon to write off Daniil Kvyat’s Formula 1 career. That is the view of Vitaly Petrov, who before Kvyat was the sport’s first ever Russian driver. Tsunoda has already been confirmed for Alpha Tauri’s post-season young driver test. But as a driver who raced in Formula 1, I know how many details are hidden from the general public. “There are a lot of things that only the team bosses or Daniil himself know about – whether the problem is himself or external factors, settings. “But I noticed that Franz Tost has defended Daniil and talked about his speed,” Petrov added.

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