TALKING POINT GAME OF THRONES
D
aniil Kvyat revealed that Red Bull rang to tell him he had lost his seat with the
team just as he was settling down to watch an episode of ‘Game of Thrones’.
The irony of the violent fantasy world, full of deceit and dynastic struggle,
being a backdrop to his ousting in favour of younger rival Max Verstappen was not lost
on reporters even if the Russian driver offered few smiles.
Sitting next to the 18-year-old Dutchman at a Spanish Grand Prix news conference
where the stiff body language spoke for itself, Kvyat said the decision to send him
back to junior team Toro Rosso and promote Verstappen had been a shock.