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Norris’s missing helmets, Perez’s Sakhir Safety Car slip and more forgotten tales from 2020
2020 F1 Season
Posted onAfter a year of unprecedented disruption, some of the season’s more unusual stories were easily overlooked. Here are a few unusual details and easily forgotten tales from the past 12 months in F1.
Tsunoda replaces Kvyat in AlphaTauri line-up for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onAlphaTauri has confirmed Yuki Tsunoda will replace Daniil Kvyat in their line-up for the 2021 F1 season.
Kvyat hopes “best ever” qualifying lap helps open doors to 2022 F1 return
2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onDanill Kvyat says his performance over the final rounds of the season are crucial to his chances of racing in Formula 1 in 2022.
Grosjean unable to wear his children’s helmet design as he misses final race
2020 Abu Dhabi GP F1 drivers' helmet designs
Posted onRomain Grosjean has revealed the helmet he would have worn in his final F1 race in Abu Dhabi this weekend, which he will miss due to injury. Other drivers are also sporting new lids.
Kvyat suggests splitting F1 qualifying into groups to prevent traffic “lottery”
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onQualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix could become a “lottery” due to the difficulty of completing a lap in clear air, Daniil Kvyat has warned.
Grosjean: Move towards Kvyat which triggered crash was ‘aggressive’ but not ‘crazy’
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onRomain Grosjean says there is “no way I could have seen” Daniil Kvyat when he turned right towards the AlphaTauri, triggering his huge Bahrain Grand Prix crash.
Kvyat: It was hard to forget seeing Grosjean’s crash in my mirror
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onDaniil Kvyat said it was hard to focus on racing again following his involvement in Romain Grosjean’s shocking crash on the first lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Kvyat was “angry” then relieved after collision which triggered Grosjean crash
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onDaniil Kvyat said he was initially annoyed about his first-lap contact with Romain Grosjean, until he realised the seriousness of the crash it has caused.
Kvyat “upset” with penalty for Stroll crash
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onDaniil Kvyat has been given two penalty points on his licence for the crash which flipped Lance Stroll upside-down during the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Beating Ferrari to sixth place “becoming more difficult” for AlphaTauri
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onAlphaTauri’s hopes of beating Ferrari to sixth place in the constructors championship are fading, its drivers admit, despite the gap between the two teams narrowing at the last race.
No simulator runs mean Kvyat is “starting from zero” at Istanbul
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onDaniil Kvyat expects to go into this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix at a disadvantage as he has no knowledge of the Istanbul Park circuit.
Tsunoda’s F1 chance depends on F2 performance, not Honda links – Tost
2020 F1 season
Posted onYuki Tsunoda’s chance of making his Formula 1 debut with AlphaTauri next season depends entirely on his Formula 2 performance, according to team principal Franz Tost.
Kvyat says “very risky move” paid off for fourth place
2020 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onDaniil Kvyat said he had to take risks at the restart to score his season-best result of fourth place in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Imola test was “no big advantage” for AlphaTauri despite best qualifying result of season
2020 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onAlphaTauri’s drivers played down the role the team’s test at Imola earlier this year might have played in their best qualifying result of the season so far.
Albon given two penalty points for collision Kvyat branded “unprofessional”
2020 Eifel Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon has had two penalty points added to his licence for his collision with Daniil Kvyat during the Eifel Grand Prix.
Gasly and Kvyat saddened by Honda exit
2020 F1 season
Posted onAlphaTauri drivers Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat say they are saddened and surprised by the news Honda will leave F1 at the end of next season.
Who should Red Bull pick to be Verstappen’s team mate in 2021?
Debates and Polls
Posted onDo Red Bull need to change their driver line-up again – or should they keep Alexander Albon as Max Verstappen’s team mate in 2021?
Kvyat wears fan-designed helmet inspired by Russian artists for home race
2020 Russian Grand Prix F1 drivers' helmet designs
Posted onOne year on from being blocked from using a special helmet at his home race, Daniil Kvyat has introduced a new design for this year’s Russian Grand Prix.
Gasly not considering possibility of promotion back to Red Bull
2020 F1 season
Posted onPierre Gasly says he isn’t considering a potential return to Red Bull despite making a strong start to his 2020 campaign at AlphaTauri.
