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Crash 'was a rookie mistake' - Kvyat

Daniil Kvyat has described his spectacular crash in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix as "a rookie mistake".

On his final run in Q3, Kvyat put two wheels on the grass at Turn 10 - the right-hand kink before the hairpin - and lost control, hitting the barrier on the outside of the track at high-speed and rolling in the gravel trap. The session was red flagged as a result and didn't restart, with Kvyat taking full responsibility for the error.

"It was a rookie mistake, I put two wheels on the grass and there was no run off area so it was a quite logical end I think," Kvyat told Sky Sports.

Asked how bad the damage is to his car, Kvyat replied: "It looks really bad I must say.

"I’m sorry for the guys – it has been a tough couple of weeks already and with this crash it's extra work for the guys so I’m sorry about that. We’re starting something like P10 and I don’t know what will happen now. No idea."

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