No Red Bull return yet for Kvyat in 2019
Red Bull has ruled out replacing Pierre Gasly with on-form former team driver Dannil Kvyat before the end of the season.
That is despite the fact that Russian Kvyat on Sunday scored junior team Toro Rosso's first podium finish since Sebastian Vettel won at Monza in 2008.
"It was a horror movie with a black comedy," said Kvyat when asked about the sensational wet German GP.
"At some point I thought the race was done for me, but then it came alive again, it was an incredible roller-coaster. A bit like my whole career," he laughed.
It has also been a roller-coaster last 24 hours for Kvyat, with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet giving birth to their first daughter late on Saturday.
Now, the 25-year-old is on top of the world, despite the lows of almost seeing his F1 career end altogether when he was ousted by Red Bull in late 2017.
"It was an incredible few years in my life," said Kvyat. "It was sometimes tough times and I thought maybe Formula 1 was over for me, and especially the podium.
"I thought I would never have that again, but life just proves that if you work hard and never give up, things are possible."
One of those possible 'things' is that Kvyat could return to Red Bull's senior team, particularly as Pierre Gasly has struggled for much of 2019.
"It was hard work to reach this moment and hopefully I can send the message out there that I'm ready now to fight for this kind of moment on a consistent basis," Kvyat said at Hockenheim.
However, Dr Helmut Marko - Red Bull's ruthless driver manager - is ruling out changing the driver lineups at Toro Rosso or Red Bull at least for the rest of 2019.
"We have the teams that we have and we will finish the season that way," he said.
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No return in 2019 was pretty much a given. That's hardly something Kvyat should lose sleep over.
What is very telling, though, is Marko's and Horner's pointed refusal to say a single word of praise or recognition on Kvyat's driving this weekend from P14 to the podium.
Mean-spiritedness of the the two a*****s is matched only by Arrivabene's and Binotto's treatment of Vettel.
I do hope both drivers tell them "stuff it" and, like Kimmi, leave for a team where the expectations from the drivers will be matched with what the team can offer.
Let's not get to carried away, he was 1 place (and less than 1 second) ahead of Lance Stroll and no one's big'ing his chances of moving up into Mercedes team
Could you translate that in English?
Until you learn to read there's little point
Once you've learnt to read English I might review it.
You sound more and more like Pam. Have you traded in your britches and started wearing skirts and high-heels?
Congratulations to Dannil Kivyat on the 3 on the podium. and congratulations again your now have a daughter good luck to you's both. what a great weekend for you.