Local hero Dany Kvyat was informed by the FIA ahead of this weekend's Russian Grand Prix that he would not be allowed to use a special helmet livery dedicated to his home event. The Toro Rosso charger had a specific blue, red and white design created for Sochi, but when he sent the livery to FIA race director Michael Masi, Kvyat was told that his use of a different helmet design at Monza earlier this month precluded him from changing his lid's motif again. Several years ago, following complaints from fans who insisted that drivers incessantly changing designs made them hard to recognize, F1's governing body imposed a rule whereby each driver is allowed a single design change over the...
Full Story »