Max Verstappen Replaces Kvyatt at Redbull-TAG Heuer

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dsio

·May 5, 2016·Ash @ ΩF

Officially confirmed now by the team, Verstappen is now driving opposite Danny Ric at Redbull-TAG Heuer and Danii Kvyatt gets to wear a Casio again at Scuderia Toro Rosso. Dr Marko really wanted to keep Max given his contract is only through to 2017 and Ferrari want him badly to replace Kimi in 2018, then Kvyatt gives Marko a reason to fire him after Russia and now everything changes for Spain.

We'll see Max in the Redbull a week from now in Barcelona

http://www.redbullracing.com/article/new-line-spain

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/36206848

 

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dsio

·May 5, 2016·Ash @ ΩF

Jenson Button's thoughts on the driver switch:

https://twitter.com/JensonButton/status/728134163606339584

Really? one bad race and Kyvat's dropped, what about the podium in the previous race? #Shortmemories

 

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Calibre11

·May 6, 2016

Red Bull has always managed its drivers differently to others, especially those that come through the junior driver programme. The record of that programme with drivers speaks for itself.

I can see that they had to solve the Verstappen question, and the price of solving that was Kvyatt. While I thought he drove quite well, he hasn't proved that he is faster than Ricciardo...whereas there is at least the possibility that Max will be.

I guess they chose the "maybe" over the known.

 

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dsio

·May 11, 2016·Ash @ ΩF

Danii at his Toro Rosso seat fitting... the look in his eyes is a bit telling... sort of "I really wish my ass was not in this seat".

 

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·May 12, 2016·Ash @ ΩF

Both drivers were in the Spanish GP press conference... was rather awkward, especially with the press constantly poking Kvyat and with them seated next to each other in the front row by the FIA and both looking straight ahead to avoid eye contact.

Some unhappy chaps, even Lewis and Fernando got to sit up the back row this time which never happens... Those two are probably thinking damn, 2007 was bad but not this bad.

 

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Calibre11

·May 13, 2016

Photo says it all!

 

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Calibre11

·May 14, 2016

Good first up quali from Max...but not good enough 😉 Still, he'll get even better as he gets more "real" miles in the car- I'm sure he has done countless simulator hours.

Awesome effort from Dan, but he'll have to up his game to stay ahead

 

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dsio

·May 15, 2016·Ash @ ΩF

Race win on first race for the new team... holy shit... I don't think anyone's going to be able to tell Helmut Marko he's wrong ever again

 

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RLC

·May 15, 2016

WHAT A RACE!!!

Three days in a car he's NEVER driven before.....just Incredible.👍

 

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imagwai

·May 15, 2016

Hamilton and Rosberg gave us a great race.

 

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WernerBoeinck

·May 15, 2016

RLC

WHAT A RACE!!!

Three days in a car he's NEVER driven before.....just Incredible.👍

Unbelivable

RLC

WHAT A RACE!!!

Three days in a car he's NEVER driven before.....just Incredible.👍

Unbelievable! And I always thought the Dutch prefer to drive ships

 

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Calibre11

·May 15, 2016

Amazing effort- am surprised that the Stewards cleared Hamilton- certainly Lauda didn't!

 

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·May 15, 2016·Ash @ ΩF

imagwai

Hamilton and Rosberg gave us a great race.

Bernie on the grid "I'm just going to have to do whatever I can to stop the Mercedes from dominating"

Bernie works in mysterious ways.

 

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Hubert

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