"Once you hit the cliff it's game over"

Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat was left disappointed at a strategy error that left him on worn tyres for the back end of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, leading to a P15 finish.

The hero in Germany in the race before, it was always going to be a near impossible ask for Kvyat to repeat his podium finish, but a P15 finish is a huge reality check for the Russian, who was overtaken by Kimi Raikkonen in the standings following the race at the Hungaroring.

Kvyat said in Toro Rosso's post race press release: “It was an interesting race and I think it could have been a good day, but unfortunately, we pitted too early and my tyres hit the cliff with around 15 laps to go.

"Once you hit the cliff it’s game over, so the strategy didn’t work out for us today. It was a nice battle with Alex when we were both on the same tyres, I managed to overtake him and it was very good fun, but after that in the last few laps when my tyres were completely gone it wasn’t enjoyable anymore.

"Having said that, I’m quite happy with the way I drove and I got everything I could out of the car. It’s just a shame we weren’t able to bring home the points.”