Daniil Kvyat calms his critics – News

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The Russian pilot of” Red Bull “Daniil Kvyat took third place in the third stage of the world Cup racing in the class “Formula 1″ – the Chinese Grand Prix. Excel in Shanghai German pilot “Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg for which this victory was the sixth in a row, taking into account the final three starts last season. Second place went to compatriot Rosberg Sebastian Vettel of «Ferrari».

21-year-old Kvyat for the second time in his career on the podium on the basis of stages of “Formula 1″. In July last year, he finished second at the Hungarian Grand Prix, showing the best result among Russian pilots in the “F-1″ and surpassing the achievement of Vitaly Petrov, who was third at the Australian Grand Prix in 2011.

The key to success was Kvyat good performance in qualifying. Unlike the first two stages of the season, where riders had serious problems (18th and 15th time), he is now qualified sixth. Lewis Hamilton, who won the pole position in the previous two Grand Prix, this time could not fight for the first position. Due to technical problems the Briton started last. From pole position started the race his team-mate Rosberg behind him joined the fight Daniel Ricardo, who lost half a second German. The second row of the grid took Kimi Raikkonen and Vettel, the third the distance left Valtteri Bottas and Kvyat.

Due to an aggressive attack Kvyat immediately able to play several positions, which subsequently led to violent disputes. Due to maneuver the Russians, overtake rivals on the inner path, Vettel collided with his partner on the «Ferrari» Raikkonen. According to Seb, Kvyat in this situation acted incorrectly. “If I had not gone to the left, you would have crashed into us, and all three have finished the race at the start, – he said to Daniel. – When you walk into this crazy attack, he must bear in mind that you can damage the car. This time, you’re lucky. ”

Kvyat more calmly commented on this episode. “After the race emotion going through the roof, so you can hear similar comments, – he said. – Our team, to get on the podium, it was necessary to take the risk. Those maneuvers, which I now embarked on the first and second turns, eventually brought me a place on the podium. The risk was significant, but it was justified. Now you can talk for hours about what happened, but I finished on the podium ».

Experts say that Kvyat gradually adapts to the bolide RB11. Results Russians are growing steadily, and in front of the race on the European routes, where Daniel has traditionally looked better than on the Asian circuit. “We have always had an excellent chassis, although in the past year, the team emerged with it some problems, but nice to manage the machine, – summed Kvyat. – Today we had a good pace, but we expect a noticeable increase in speed after being in the “Reno” has worked with a motor. Hopefully, it will happen quickly enough, and we will spend many more great races. »

Success in Shanghai will give a native of Ufa confidence and weaken sharply increased after a disastrous start to the season the pressure on him. Discussions about what to replace Daniel in the “Red Bull» can Max Verstappen, or Carlos Sainz, Jr., at some time must cease.

The results of the Chinese Grand Prix for “Izvestia” summed up adviser to President of the Russian automobile Federation (RAF) Igor Ermilin.

– It was the most interesting race for the last time – the expert believes. – There was a lot of overtaking, interesting situations, different strategic decisions. Daniel had a great race. Risk where they should reasonably behaved, when there was no need to attack, consistently gave good laps. I am sure that at the start he beat Vettel is absolutely correct. This is a normal racing maneuver, without breaking the rules. For me, the shock was the other time with the participation of the German pilot. Vettel at the exit from the pit lane drove the two wheels of the white line and began to overtake the car, which rolled into the pits to change tires. I do not understand why nobody is paying attention. This is a flagrant violation for which he was to receive a fine. The impression is that Vettel’s maneuver so discouraged judges that they have decided not to react to the situation.

The situation in the individual competition:

1. Nico Rosberg ( “Mercedes”) – 75 points; 2. Lewis Hamilton ( “Mercedes”) – 39; 3. Daniel Riccardo ( “Red Bull”) – 36; 4. Sebastian Vettel ( “Ferrari”) – 33; 5. Kimi Raikkonen ( “Ferrari”) – 28; 6. Felipe Massa ( “Williams”) – 22; 7. Daniil Kvyat ( “Red Bull”) – 21 ; 8. Romain Grosjean ( “Haas”) – 18; 9. Max Verstappen ( “Toro Rosso”) – 13; 10. Valtteri Bottas ( “Williams”) – 7 …

The situation in the Constructors’ Championship:

1. “Mercedes” – 114 points; 2. “Ferrari” – 61; 3. “Red Bull” – 57; 4. “Williams” – 29; 5. “Haas” – 18; 6. “Toro Rosso” – 17; 7. “Force India” – 6; 8. “McLaren” – 1; 9. “Reno” – 0; 10. “Sauber” – 0; 11. “Manor” -. 0

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