Three races a day! How Kvyat returned to Toro Rosso – Formula 1 News – Auto / Moto

The second day of tire testing at Abu Dhabi Daniil Kvyat was sitting at the wheel of Toro Rosso. The Russian is back in Formula 1. For him, it was his first opportunity to try modern equipment. At the end of the day, Kvyat showed the eighth time, having crossed 155 laps – more than no matter who another.

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"I finally Once again, I find myself driving a Formula One car, "Kvyat said in a video message before the tests. – Six months have pbaded, I look forward to it and I wish to experience the overload of Formula 1. "The last time Kvyat went on the track in April, while Driving a Ferrari, he tested rain tires at Fiorano "Toro Rosso" car Daniel drove for the last time Grand prize United States 2017 – 13 months ago

The first day of the races Abu Dhabi at Toro Rosso, the reservist Sean Gelael worked – he showed his 11th time in front of Pietro Fittipaldi. The Kvyat program started on the second day. In the morning, the Russian ran 51 laps and, for dinner, took the fifth line of the protocol, followed by three drivers. best teams and Lance Strolla on Force India.

A Kvyat total clocked 155 laps with the fastest time of 1: 38.862 – the eighth result of the day. The session took place without any technical problems or all accidents. "I think it was a good day – we drove three distances Grand prize – Daniel noted after the races. – I immediately felt confident in the car and it's great. The bottom line is that we managed to collect a lot of information on new tires. "It is very nice to return to the badpit, waiting for the new season," he added.

Happy tests and Franz Toast, who noted that during these two days, drivers traveled nearly 1,700 kilometers. "We have never managed to cross such a distance in two days of testing," said the team leader. "I would like to congratulate the team and thank our Honda partners for their reliable equipment."

Note that on the first line, as the day before, is "Ferrari". Rookie "Scuderia" Charles Leclaire has a half-second ahead of Pierre Gasley, who is preparing to debut with the "Red Bull". Lance Stroll broke suddenly in the third row. By the way, a Canadian confused the boxes in one of the episodes and, out of habit, pbaded by Williams. Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz, who worked for the first time with McLaren. Artem Markelov, who tested Renault, follows them in the sixth row.

Daniel Kvyat went on the same "Toro Rosso", which in the past the weekend driven by Grand prize Abu Dhabi. Since these were tire tests, use all updates are forbidden – the car must be in the same configuration as in the race. These limitations are explained in particular to obtain more objective information on the operation of the tires, taking as a reference the data collected for the race. the weekend

Given this, it is difficult to avoid the temptation to compare Kvyat's time to the results of "Toro Rosso" in a recent qualification. Brandon Hartley, with the fastest lap in 1: 37.994, became the team's top representative. Quyat's time is almost nine-tenths slower, but we must not rush to draw conclusions: none of the teams in these tests has achieved their own qualifying results. So, Leclaire gave Vettel the qualifying time of 1.4 seconds, two and a half seconds faster than Riccardo on the same machine, and Bottas with his time would not even get out of the first segment.

During tests, Kvyat played in a black helmet without colors or logos. Even more – he traveled in two similar helmets from two different manufacturers ("Schubert" and "Arai"). The fact is probably that the Russian has not decided which brand of helmet will be used next season. Hope that Daniel will surprise with a new design.

The tire tests were the last Formula 1 races this year, the next time the team will meet for pre-season testing, which will start Feb. 18 in Barcelona. However, before that, a new car should be presented, perhaps even before Barcelona, ​​"Toro Rosso" will settle for a little shakedown or a "shooting day" to check if a new car is starting up. Whatever it is, until February, we will not see Quyat on the track.