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Why Kvyat's challenge to stay in F1 is only half-done
Only a couple of years ago it looked as if Daniil Kvyat's Formula 1 career was over. He was given another chance at the start of this year and impressed enough to keep his seat for 2020, but there's a big reason why he will need to step up again next year
To say that Daniil Kvyat has had a rollercoaster Formula 1 career is an understatement.
At the end of 2017, the Russian appeared to be in the process of disappearing into oblivion after being unceremoniously dumped out of the Red Bull programme. But for 2019 he was back at Toro Rosso, and back in some style.
In July he earned a spectacular third place in a rain-affected German Grand Prix, staying on the road and making the right calls on a day when so many others got it wrong - even if it was a fortuitous strategy call that ultimately got him to the podium.
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