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Daniil Kvyat
Team: Toro Rosso
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Age: 24
Experience: 72 GP Starts (2014-17)
Race Number: #26
Many fans thought they would never see the day... Especially for Toro Rosso/Red Bull.
Daniil Kvyat became one of the youngest ever Formula 1 drivers when he made his debut for STR in 2014. The Russian enjoyed a decent first season in F1, being promoted to the senior team for 2015 where he outscored Daniel Ricciardo.
Things went downhill from there, though. 2016 was a tough year, being demoted back to Toro Rosso after taking Vettel out at the start of his home race in Russia. Max Verstappen's seat was swapped with Kvyat's, the former would go on to win his first race with Red Bull and become the youngest Grand Prix winner ever.
Despite his poor form, he was retained by STR for 2017, but things continued to deteriorate. Despite Sainz leaving for Renault, the Torpedo was fired in favour of Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley. A year with Ferrari as a test driver and a shortage of good RBR talent means that Kvyat gets a chance at Formula 1 again.
