Daniil Kvyat is ready for another “tight” midfield fight as Toro Rosso becomes AlphaTauri in 2020.
In his third stint with the junior Red Bull squad, the Russian enjoyed a respectable season last year, with third place at Hockenheim the clear highlight.
A strong end to the year also saw Toro Rosso climb to sixth in the Constructors’ standings, overhauling Racing Point in the process and the message from Kvyat for 2020 is clear.
“Honda made a big step this year and next year if it can be even more of a step then it’d be great,” he was quoted by GPToday.
“From that point, I’m not too worried. I think the progress was good. The chassis was similar. We have to keep working and improving our package.”
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This season sees the midfield teams face a balancing act between targeting strong results while also developing their all-new cars for 2021.
In theory, it’s a situation that should help AlphaTauri given their partnership with Red Bull, but Kvyat isn’t complacent.
“It doesn’t seem like there will be a very big regulation change next year in any area so we need to be on top of our game to improve the car as much as we can,” he added.
“Hopefully, we can do that. We can’t set any exact expectations.
“We will probably be around the midfield zone again. It’s going to be tight again, but we’ll try to do our best to be as high up the order as we can.”