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Daniil Kvyat didn't enjoy the Bahrain Grand Prix, as he claims his race was over on lap 1. The Russian was seen making a mistake and drop behind the two Saubers at the end of the first lap, seemingly destroying a chance to take home points.
From thereon in, Kvyat stayed at the back and took part in an intense battle with Jolyon Palmer and Fernando Alonso, and was lucky to escape without a puncture when he made contact with Palmer's front wing.
"After my first lap, I think my race was over, unfortunately. I had very little grip on lap 1 and went off the track because of a misunderstanding with another car – I locked my wheels, went off and that made me drop to last... We will need to analyse what happened there, as I felt I had less grip than anyone else."
Kvyat is hoping for a more positive result next time out in Russia, which will of course be the 22-year-old's home event.
"From that point onwards it was a very busy race, but we were battling for nothing unfortunately as the points positions were too far away. At least I was able to finish the race here – it was important to complete all the laps and to know that, every time I get in the car, I know what it's doing and I feel comfortable.
"Today was just not our day and we can't afford situations like this as the midfield is very tight. Hopefully in the next race in Russia, my home Grand Prix, we can fight for more points, because that's what we need and we have a car that can do it."
Fergal Walsh
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