“This Is a Disadvantage” – NASCAR’s Only Russian Entrant Voices His Displeasure With the Sanctioning Body’s COTA Ruling

As the NASCAR bandwagon reaches the gates of the coveted road course in Austin, Texas – the Circuit of The Americas – the Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series drivers are gearing up to take on the 3.41-mile track. Amidst the Xfinity Series drivers looking to best the track and conquer its tight technical turns and fast-flowing chicanes is NASCAR’s only Russian driver and former Formula One RedBull ace, Daniil Kvyat.

The FIA World Endurance Championship driver will pilot the #07 Chevy of SS Green Light Racing as part of this part-time Xfinity Series commitment. Heading into the COTA weekend, the 29-year-old has shared his thoughts about NASCAR’s ruling, expressing his displeasure to Frontstretch.

“There’s not a lot you can do really” – Daniil Kvyat gets blunt about Circuit of The Americas venture 

Finally, we have reached the moment we have been waiting for. The first road course of the schedule is upon us as the NASCAR bandwagon reaches COTA in Austin after an eventful short-track race at Bristol, Tennessee. The star-studded Xfinity Series line-up is what makes the fandom eagerly wait for the Focused Health 250.

HMS ace, Kyle Larson will do a cameo with his fellow Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs featuring in the race while Kaulig Racing’s Shane Van Gisbergen and AJ Allmendinger will test each other to prove who is the real road racing specialist. Amidst the various storylines that hype up the event is the presence of former Formula One driver and international talent, Daniil Kvyat.

Just ahead of the race, the driver has spoken his mind about NASCAR’s unfair practice session. Speaking to Fronstretch, he said, “There’s not a lot you can do really, there’s 20 minutes of practice and you’re straight to qualifying so, pretty much going to have to do my best, learning all the breaking points and line through this 20 minutes and then tried to qualify and then race so, very limited time but going to do my best to be fast.” 

When asked about how much practice is necessary, Kvyat opined, “A couple of days of testing if it was up to me at least it would be great but one hour would do but now we have 20 minutes so I’ll just have to go with 20 minutes you know, I know this is a disadvantage but I need to be a fast learned today.”  

Kvyat partners with EV leader, Gotrax at COTA

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Changing the EV landscape since 2017 with peppy e-scooters and e-bikes is Gotrax without compromising on reliability. And partnering up with the EV producer is Russian driver Daniil Kvyat. Gotrax will be Kvyat’s primary partner for the series’ first road race at COTA. Reflecting on his partnership, the driver said, “I’m grateful to GOTRAX for their support as I return to COTA, this time with the NASCAR Xfinity Series instead of Formula One. Their dedication to performance matches my own. COTA is a challenging track, but it’s also enjoyable to run. I’m looking forward to getting back out there.” 

Kvyat will also welcome Sonoma Aviation as an associate partner. Sonoma Aviation owns and operates two FBOs in California: Sonoma Jet Center in Santa Rosa and Carlsbad Jet Center in Carlsbad. Fans can catch Saturday’s action in FS1/ PRN which will start at 5.00 pm ET.

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