Russian Formula 3 driver Daniil Kvyat(19) has been given the nod to drive for Toro Rosso for 2014.

In what came as a very surprising move for the Faenza based team, it was announced yesterday on Red Bulls Servus TV Channel, that Kvyat will drive alongside Jean-Eric Vergne at Toro Rosso.

Kvyat who is currently second in this season’s GP3 championship has impressed Red Bull’s Motorsport Advisor, Dr Helmut Marko, with his race win in Formula 3 and his strong performance in GP3. “Whenever we put him in a car his efforts were remarkable,” said Marko.

Many expected Antonio Felix da Costa, who is also part of Red Bull’s Young Driver Program and who competes in Formula Renault 3.5 to get the seat at Toro Rosso. But this was not meant to be for him. He’s had a very frustrating season this year. Despite the frustrations, he finished third in the Formula Renault 3.5 series championship, which makes the promotion of Kvyat very intriguing.

We wish Daniil all the best for the 2014 Formula 1 season and hope to see some very interesting racing from him.

Good Luck Daniil!