Kvyat: “If an opportunity presents itself, I’m in a better position.”

Teammate of Pierre Gasly at Alpha Tauri last season, Daniil Kvyat finds himself without a seat in 2021. As for Faenza, the Russian was replaced by the promising Yuki tsunoda. Now focused on a possible return in 2022, “Torpedo”, as it has been nicknamed Sebastian Vettel, believes he has reached a milestone during the last season.

« I feel like I've improved as a driver, he recognizes. Some situations did not work out in my favor. Points that we should have scored escaped us for various reasons, sometimes because of me but most of the time I couldn't do anything about it. Overall, we had solid races. It allowed me to learn ».

Often criticized for his ferocity on the track, Daniil Kvyat believes that he has evolved and gained maturity over time, which could help him with a possible return in 2022. “ I am more mature, I remain calmer in certain situations, especially when I did not feel comfortable in the car at the start of the year. I stuck with it and continued to work with my engineers to iron out these details.

I'm happy to have been able to take a step forward this season. I now know that in the future, if the opportunity presents itself, I am in a better position. In Formula 1 you have to work and improve constantly and that is precisely what I tried to do ».

It now remains to convince a team to offer him a car in 2022, or later…