Daniil Kvyat: 8/10
Kvyat’s rise up the championship standings has gone almost unnoticed, but he has shown rapid progress during his first 10 races for Red Bull and is giving Ricciardo a real run for his money. Apparently under pressure after the first few rounds - boasting a best finish of ninth from the first five races - Kvyat’s season really started in Monaco where he finished fourth and was a big team player in letting Ricciardo attack for third place before regaining the position on the final lap. His improvement was capped off with second place in Hungary. To highlight how strong he has been, Kvyat is just six points behind Ricciardo in the standings yet didn’t even get to start in Melbourne, a race where his team-mate scored eight points.
