Kvyat: I've remained loyal to Red Bull

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Daniil Kvyat says he has remained loyal to Red Bull and Toro Rosso despite uncertainty about his future since his team swap.

The Russian was demoted from Red Bull to Toro Rosso ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, swapping seats with Max Verstappen who duly won in Barcelona. Kvyat admitted he may have to look outside the Red Bull program for his F1 future but he says he has not let his focus be shifted from trying to do his best for Toro Rosso.

“Everything what has to be done from my side has been done," Kvyat said. "I dedicate myself 100% to Toro Rosso and Red Bull even with all the events, I’m still loyal enough. Of course I have, let’s say, grown a third eye!”

Asked if he still feels he has the opportunity to remain at Toro Rosso next season, Kvyat says the coming races will answer the question as they will provide him with the opportunity to show what he can do.

“Obviously it’s not like it’s all completely 100% clear, but we just had two races where we knew we would not have any chance and now there are races ahead where we will have a chance and we will see how we will get on.

"I will have more information I think after that, but otherwise I am just enjoying my job, I’m enjoying what I’m doing and I love what I’m doing, so life is f***ing great.

“There are many options and so on, blah blah blah, with a contract and stuff. Let’s just wait and see. Like I said I’m living day-by-day, when the time will come we will talk about everything behind closed doors.”

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.