Daniil Kvyat has defended his position at Red Bull following a recent warning from Helmut Marko that he and Daniel Ricciardo need to look over their shoulders.
The pair were outqualified in Spain by Toro Rosso rookies Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen as they filled the third row in fifth and sixth.
Whilst Kvyat and Ricciardo eventually finished ahead in the race, Sainz and Verstappen were applauded for their effort, leading to Marko describing them as “exceptional” and warning the Red Bull duo.
“Our established guys need to look out,” he told the Kleine Zeitung newspaper. “Paradoxically, the more inexperienced ones did the better job.”
Kvyat, who sits below Toro Rosso’s drivers in the standings, insists he’s giving his all and hinted that the RB11 isn’t allowing him to showcase his talent.
“I’m just trying to give the team the most I can from myself,” he said. “I know my potential and at the moment it’s enough.
“Let’s see if I will be able to show it to the world one day as well.”
