Double podium praised at Red Bull

If it was anywhere we could have guessed it would have been at Budapest. It happened last year when Daniel Ricciardo won the race with difficult weather conditions. Such was the nature of the race today it could have been an unlikely two years in a row.

Had it not been for the late clash between Rosberg and Ricciardo, it could have been a long shot, but we could have seen the first Red Bull win of the season. It was instead Dany Kvyat who swept up the pieces, 7th at the safety car to finsh in second. The highest ever position for a Russian in F1.

“I am very happy with the results; it was a fantastic turn around in what was such an eventful race,” said Kvyat.

“During the first stint, I thought my race was over because of the vibrations from the flat spot. But the car was really competitive during the last stint and we were able to finish very strongly. All the team deserves this double-podium, and all the guys back at the factory, everyone has kept pushing, and I want to say a big thank you to them.

“I am dedicating my race to Jules and his family; we lost a fantastic guy, our hearts and thoughts are with him and his family.”

Daniel Ricciardo had an eventful race, “I have mixed emotions but I‘m grateful to be on the podium. It’s been a tough year and to have two cars on the podium is pretty surreal.

“I pushed hard in the last stint when I was on new softs so the opportunity was there to go for the race win.

“It’s a shame that Nico and I made contact but I wore my heart on my sleeve and left everything I had on the track.”

Christian Horner added, “Today was a great result for the team, with Dany’s P2 finish – his first Formula One podium, and Daniel right there in P3, both drivers taking maximum advantage of this circuit’s characteristics. The strategy with Daniel really came into play after the final safety car, having run both the soft and hard tyre, which meant he had a new set of softs available for that final stint.

“He put them to really good effect to pass Lewis, which set him up to have a go at Nico. Unfortunately their contact denied Daniel the opportunity of fighting for the race win, but it looked like a racing incident and certainly provided an entertaining drive.

“Dany had a difficult start, locking the tyres, but he made a very strong recovery to bring it home in second.

“This is a great way to head into the summer break and also a great day for the Red Bull Junior Programme, from which all of today’s top four drivers have graduated.”

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