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Marko reveals why Kvyat's wings were clipped

As Max Verstappen starts his Red Bull Racing journey ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko revealed that Daniil Kvyat was dropped due to the mounting pressure he was under. Despite getting the only podium for the team so far this season, Marko criticized the performances of the Russian in 2016 and said that the move down to Toro Rosso will benefit him. 'It was primarily a measure to take away the pressure on Daniil, which was available this year,' the Austrian told Motorsport-Total.com. 'He has not nearly the same performance as last year. He was an average of three to five tenths slower than [Daniel] Ricciardo. Last year he was at eye level. 'But what was much...
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