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'Unnecessary pressure' led to Kvyat's demise - Tost

Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost says Dany Kvyat pretty much has himself to blame for his botched F1 season in which he lost his drive with the Faenza-based squad. Red Bull fired a warning shot at the Russian in 2016 when it demoted Kvyat from the senior squad to Toro Rosso. But impatience coupled with poor judgement on the opening lap of many races led to accidents and mishaps from which Kvyat never recovered, says Tost. "Sometimes he was too aggressive at the beginning of the race," Tost told Formula 1.com. "The first corner was his weak point. He wanted too much in the first 100 metres – success by any means! "That puts you under pressure – unnecessary pressure – and...
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