Daniil Kvyat is looking forward for 2015 Austrian GP.
Austria returned to the calendar last year for the first time in over a decade and the general feeling was that it was a great weekend. Did you like racing there?
First of all, I really enjoy the track; it’s a really good circuit. I already knew the track well as I had raced there before in junior series, so I was really looking forward to going back.
What series had you raced there previously?
I raced there in Formula Renault and also in Formula 3. [Dany won both races at the circuit during his 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps campaign and was on pole and finished second in all three FIA European Formula 3 Championship races at the track in 2013]. It’s great fun to drive. Actually, I think one of the best circuits on the calendar. It’s fast, it flows well, the lap is pretty busy. It’s a good circuit and I have good memories of it.
It is, of course, Red Bull Racing’s home race so there is a huge amount of attention on the team locally. Are you up for that?
It should be OK. I was at Toro Rosso last year so we didn’t have too much pressure from a media point of view, certainly not as much as the Red Bull Racing guys, so it was pretty easy from my point of view. But it’s a good atmosphere and the team’s home race is obviously important. However, I don’t think you can let it distract you. It’s just racing in the end and I’ll try to enjoy the weekend as much as possible.
For a lot of F1 people, last year’s race seems to have a really nice relaxed feel to it. Was it the same for you?
Yeah, definitely. Last year we stayed about 45 minutes away in a small village, which was actually really nice. It was very quiet, very peaceful but maybe not the easiest place to get to! This year I think we’re staying somewhere a little closer to the track, somewhere a little more efficient in terms of getting to the circuit!
