Carlos Sainz Jr. made his first appearance as a McLaren Formula 1 driver on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi as former teammate Daniil Kvyat returned to Toro Rosso after over a year away.
Toro Rosso Formula 1 boss Franz Tost is not expecting a final decision to be taken on who will fill the team's second seat for the 2019 season until December, amid growing pressure upon the incumbent Brendon Hartley.
You would have to possess a heart of stone not to have felt for Daniil Kvyat when he was bounced from Red Bull Racing back down to the Scuderia Toro Rosso junior leagues back in 2016.
Daniil Kvyat says that he spent his year away from racing in Formula 1 focusing on his mental state after a turbulent couple of years with Red Bull and Toro Rosso, and is confident of impressing when he returns to a seat in 2019.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko feels Daniil Kvyat has matured during his year away from Formula 1 and has solved some of the mental challenges he previously faced ahead of his return to Toro Rosso in 2019.
Daniil Kvyat will complete a surprise return to Formula 1 in 2019, with Toro Rosso confirming the signing of the Russian for a third spell at the team.
Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum needs more time to develop as a driver before he is "anywhere near a Formula 1 level" according to Christian Horner, dashing speculation the Briton could move up to a Toro Rosso seat for 2019.
Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner has confirmed that Daniil Kvyat is "on the list" of drivers in contention to race for Toro Rosso in 2019, less than a year after being dropped by the team mid-season.
Former Red Bull and Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat completed his first run-out with Ferrari on Friday at Fiorano in Italy during a wet tyre development test with Pirelli.
Daniil Kvyat will get his first taste of driving a Ferrari Formula 1 car during Pirelli’s first in-season tyre development programme of 2018, which takes place at Fiorano this week.
Pierre Gasly has revealed that he felt "angry, disappointed and sad" after initially missing out on a Formula 1 seat at Toro Rosso to Daniil Kvyat for the 2017 season.
Red Bull Formula 1 advisor Helmut Marko remains unsure what sparked Daniil Kvyat's dramatic downturn in form that led to his eventual dismissal from Toro Rosso earlier this year, saying it was something that the team "could not cure".
Toro Rosso team chief Franz Tost is hopeful that sacked driver Daniil Kvyat can secure a Formula 1 role in the near future, saying the Russian “deserves” to be on the grid.
Daniil Kvyat has joined the shortlist of drivers in the running for a Formula 1 seat with Williams in 2018 as the team continues to mull over its options for next season.
Daniil Kvyat has completely left Red Bull's Formula 1 programme following his latest dropping from Toro Rosso for the Mexican Grand Prix, with his departure being confirmed by team boss Franz Tost on Friday.
Toro Rosso has run through four different drivers in the past two Grand Prix, leaving returnee Daniil Kvyat and stand-in Brendon Hartley both unsure of their futures following the United States Grand Prix.
Daniil Kvyat feels he deserves clarification from Red Bull about his Formula 1 future after being benched for two races at Toro Rosso due to poor performance before returning to the team for this weekend's United States Grand Prix.
Pierre Gasly says he may still miss the United States Grand Prix in order to fight for the Super Formula title at Suzuka on the same weekend despite Toro Rosso announcing on Friday he would see out the Formula 1 season.
With the announcement of Carlos Sainz replacing Jolyon Palmer at Renault from the United States Grand Prix, Daniil Kvyat has been called up to return to the Toro Rosso line-up alongside the driver who replaced him Pierre Gasly for the remaining four races of 2017.
Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has described Pierre Gasly’s debut Formula 1 Grand Prix as ‘fantastic’ and expects a further improvement next weekend at the Japanese race, confirming the French driver will remain as Daniil Kvyat’s replacement for another round.
Pierre Gasly says he found out about his Toro Rosso drive for the Malaysian Grand Prix via text message on Monday night, as he prepares to take up Daniil Kvyat's race seat for future races.
The domino effect of F1’s driver and engine market was no more clear than in Singapore when all of the announcements came through bit by bit. But do not go thinking it ended last weekend. There is still plenty that needs to be resolved between now and the end of the season.