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The demise of Kvyat and the rise of Verstappen

  Exactly a year ago, the fates of two Red Bull drivers took a dramatic turn in opposite directions. Daniil Kvyat, having spent all of 2015 and the first four races of 2016 in the senior team, was demoted back to Toro Rosso to make way for 18-year-old Max Verstappen. It was shocking, it was ruthless, and yet, it was absolutely the right thing to do. Sure, that’s easy to say now, with Verstappen having continued right where he left off at Toro Rosso as the most exciting driver on the grid, but it’s not like Red Bull had to wait long for vindication. His win on debut will go down as one of the seminal moments in F1 history, and his performances since have only furthered the notion...
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