Christian Horner has likened Red Bull's new driver for 2015 to one of the most unique drivers in F1 history. As quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel departed for Ferrari, Red Bull officials said they took merely 'ten minutes' to decide that Russian rookie Daniil Kvyat would be promoted from the junior team Toro Rosso. That is partly because the energy drink-owned premier team said Daniel Ricciardo, having dominated Vettel in 2014, is now fully ready to step into the leading role. 'In the beginning, although we knew he would be quick, we did have doubts as to whether he (Ricciardo) would be as fast in the races as he is in qualifying,' team boss Horner told the French magazine Auto...
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