Kvyat admits 2014 Formula One move too soon
Daniil Kvyat is concentrated on the junior championships so that I can arrive in Formula One as soon as possible
Oct.2 (GMM) Daniil Kvyat has admitted the vacancy at Toro Rosso for 2014 may have come too soon for him.
It is believed the Red Bull-owned team is on the cusp of confirming Portuguese Antonio Felix da Costa as Daniel Ricciardo's successor for next year.
But Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost said last month: "We (Red Bull) have some young drivers with extraordinary talent.
"One of them is Carlos Sainz jr but we also have (Daniil) Kvyat. And Felix da Costa."
But Tost admitted that the young age of Russian 19-year-old Kvyat is a factor playing against him.
"The logical passage for the Red Bull (development) drivers would seem to be to the Formula Renault 3.5 series. To go to Formula One, the others (sponsored by Red Bull) have passed through there.
"But it's not for me to decide, so I am waiting for Red Bull and will be ready to do anything they decide," he added.
Kvyat drove the Toro Rosso at the young driver test at Silverstone earlier this year; an experience he admits was "unforgettable".
"But right now I am concentrated on the (junior) championships so that I can arrive in Formula One as soon as possible," he insisted.
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