Daniil Kvyat says the Red Bull hierarchy gave him no explanation for why he was dropped in favour of Max Verstappen after the Russian Grand Prix.
2016 Russian Grand Prix articles archive
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Another weak race shows Sochi is the new Valencia
2016 Russian Grand Prix Rate the Race result
Posted onAfter its first three races the Russian Grand Prix venue has joined the former home of the European Grand Prix among the lowest-ranked on F1 Fanatic’s circuit ratings.
Magnussen beats grand slam Rosberg for Driver of the Weekend
2016 Russian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend result
Posted onKevin Magnussen won the Driver of the Weekend pole position despite race winner Nico Rosberg achieving a ‘grand slam’.
Kvyat axed by Red Bull, Verstappen takes his place for Spain
2016 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen will drive a Red Bull from the next F1 race in Spain after Daniil Kvyat was dropped by the team following his poor showing at his home grand prix.
2016 Russian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onIt was a near-silent race on the radios at the Russian Grand Prix – at least as far as the FOM broadcast was concerned.
Top ten pictures from the 2016 Russian Grand Prix
F1 Pictures
Posted onTen of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2016 Russian Grand Prix weekend.
Vote for your 2016 Russian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onWho do you think was the best driver during the 2016 Russian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Mercedes poised to equal wins record
2016 Russian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onNico Rosberg’s victory for Mercedes in the Russian Grand Prix was the tenth in a row for the team – and leaves them poised to equal the all-time record.
Rosberg hits a perfect 100 to boost his championship chances
2016 Russian Grand Prix review
Posted onVictory in Russia meant Rosberg completed a clean sweep of the opening four ‘flyaway’ races in a championship which has a touch of Groundhog Day about it.
Fan video shows Kvyat causing Vettel’s race-ending crash
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFootage shot by a fan at Sochi Autodrom shows the moment Sebastian Vettel’s race came to an end when he was hit for a second time by Daniil Kvyat.
2016 Russian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2016 Russian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
Posted onMost drivers opted for the same strategy in Russia – Red Bull’s unproductive experiment with the medium tyre demonstrated why. In the pits, Williams were fastest again.
2016 Russian Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps
2016 Russian Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps
Posted onFelipe Massa’s late run on super-softs failed to net the fastest lap as Nico Rosberg was over six-tenths of a second quicker on older and harder rubber.
Button wants changes at turn two after crash
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onJenson Button says improvements should be made to turn two at Sochi Autodrom after another first-lap incident at the track.
2016 Russian Grand Prix lap charts
2016 Russian Grand Prix lap charts
Posted onLewis Hamilton limited the damage by climbing eight places to second – but Kevin Magnussen was the biggest mover during the Russian Grand Prix.
Team told me Vettel caused start crash – Ricciardo
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says Red Bull avoided telling him his team mate had caused the first-lap crash which wrecked his race and blamed it on Sebastian Vettel instead.
Mechanics swap not related to car trouble – Hamilton
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says an exchange of mechanics between his and Nico Rosberg’s garages at Mercedes is not related to his technical problems in the last two races.
Kvyat accepts responsibility for start crash
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniil Kvyat accepted responsibility for colliding twice with Sebastian Vettel at the start of the Russian Grand Prix and putting the Ferrari driver out of the race.
Rosberg wins again as Hamilton salvages second
2016 Russian Grand Prix summary
Posted onNico Rosberg continued his perfect start to 2016 by winning his fourth consecutive race at the start of the season and his seventh since the end of last season.
2016 Russian Grand Prix championship points
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg extended his championship lead to 43 points over team mate Lewis Hamilton after winning the Russian Grand Prix.
2016 Russian Grand Prix race result
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg led a Mercedes one-two in the Russian Grand Prix with Kimi Raikkonen joining them on the podium.