Biography
Daniel Knat is the Russian Rontainger, Formula 1 pilot as part of the Toro Rosso team, which is included in the Austrian Concern Red Bull. The athlete managed to overcome the period of failures that pursued it in international competitions. Now the race car driver again managed to catch good luck. Daniel calls his career in sports "American races", but, despite the unpredictability of the result, hard work, tears and blood stands behind each race.Childhood and youth
The Russian railroader was born on April 26, 1994 in Ufa. Father Vyacheslav Kovat is an entrepreneur, a former deputy of the Kurulta Republic of Bashkortostan. At school, the little Daniel seriously carried away tennis and often won the regional championships.
By nationality, the racer who knows the whole world is Russian. Nevertheless, a multinational blood flows in the guy's veins: grandfather in mom - Tatar, grandfather on his father - Bashkir. Last Name Daniel has a Polish origin (kid - "Color"). The athlete itself is proud to be born in Russia.
Race
For the first time, the boy falls into the Picture Center when, together with his parents, moves to Moscow. Success accompanied the talented guy from the first lessons. The debut in the racing career was Daniel's victory in Sochi at the Christmas Cup in 2005. This year is considered to be the beginning of the sports car driver's sports biography. It is noted by the functionaries from the programs for supporting promising young pilots.
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As a member of Franco Pellegrini, a novice race car starts in the Italian championship. This circumstance and served as the move of the Knit family in Rome in 2007. Daniel debut in the Youth Round Bull Junior Team racing program held in 2010 on the Supang route in Malaysia in the Formula BMW Pacific race. He made a team of EuroInternational.
The achievements of the Russian athlete were highly appreciated at home: In March 2013, he was recognized as the best rider of the Russian Federation and honored the "pilot of the year" award from the Russian Federation.
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From the first Grand Prix, the results showed the results comparable to a stronger partner, and also showed the ability to take care of the car, avoiding accidents. In July 2013, the Russian athlete participated in the youth tests of the Formula 1 competition driving the Toro Rosso car in Silverstone, where the bosses impressed from Italy. The Toro Rosso team announced that KVIs in the 2014 season would become its main pilot, and his partner will be French Jean-Eric Vernin.
2013 was a landmark for Daniel. The Russian racer became a champion, chasing to win the final stage of the GP3 series in Abu Dhabi. Knoin - the first who stepped from the bar of this series immediately at the place of the prize Pilot Formula 1.
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The manual remained fairly actions of the pilot. It was decided to extend the contract with him for 2015, and then there was a sensation. After the German car drivers Sebastian Vettel decided to leave Red Bull, it became known that the famous athlete was taken not experienced Jean-Erica, and Daniel.
In July 2015, Knoin became a story, rising to the formula-1 podium. The pilot came to the finishment of the second at the Competitions of the Grand Prix in Hungary, showing the best among Russians the result in the history of "royal races".
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The 2016 season began for Daniel extremely unsuccessfully: already on races in Australia, his car stopped on the warm circle, not allowing all the planned plans.
Daniel had psychological instability during starts. Several times the guy fell on the track in the accident, his reputation as a promising rider began to fall, although Russian's official revenues approached this year to $ 1 million.
In 2017, Daniel again appeared for the Toro Rosso team. His racing contract with the team amounted to € 940 thousand. But the failure strip pursued the pilot. Already in May, Knay was removed from the competition.
Personal life
Until recently, Daniel's personal life is a blank sheet. Fans were interested in the life of the race car driver, trying to find out the name of his girl, and also find out whether the heart of the best Russian pilot Formula 1 is free.
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He spoke in an interview that all his free time and all thoughts focused only on one - competitions. Sometimes in his statements slip jokes. On the question about the wife and children, the racer replied that it was specially received by Arab citizenship in order to freely start wives in every city where competitions are held.
Daniel has its own idea of the perfect woman. The athlete believes that it should be sociable, cheerful and open. Soon, such a girl became Kelly Peak, the daughter of the 3-fold winner of Formula 1 Nelson's peak. Relations from Kelly Daniel confirmed by publishing in "Instagram" their joint photo.
Knatches watches the physical form, regularly visits the gym. With a rise of 182 cm its weight does not exceed the average parameters.
2019 became happy for Daniel not only in a sport career. On the night before the legendary race, the Grand Prix in Germany became the father. His chosen Kelly gave him the first child - daughter.
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In 2018 it became known that the athlete returns to Toro Rosso. The racing driver signed a contract with the team for 2019.
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The first contest after returning to Formula 1 for him was the performance on the tire tests in Abu Dhabi, where the racer tried new technique. The Russian drove the track with the best time, making 155 laps. Regular tire tests involving Daniel took place in February 2019 in Barcelona.
In subsequent competitions, Knays showed worthy results, almost always falling into the first ten finalists. In July, Daniel managed to take revenge - participation in the German Grand Prix ended for him a pedestal.
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The racer took the 3rd place that for the Toro Rossov team was the second victory after the vivid speech by Sebastian Vettel in 2008. For Russian motor racing, this is the fourth pedestal "Formula 1". Moreover, the first two Cups in this four belong to the Mr. (Victory at the Grand Prix of Hungary and China), and the third brought the Russians Vitaly Petrov.
Racing in Germany wovat called the most unpredictable in their career. At first, everyone was consumed against the team "Toro Rosso", and Daniel was no longer hoping for a successful finish. The risk for which the racer went, changing the intermediate rubber on the slopes, turned out to be justified - the pilot managed to significantly accelerate and bypass six rivals.
Awards and achievements
- 2011 - third place in the British formula-Renault 2.0
- 2011 - second place in the North European Cup Formula-Renault 2.0
- 2012 - second place on the European competition Formula-Renault 2.0
- 2013 - first place on GP3 MW Arden
- 2015 - second place at Grand Prix in Hungary
- 2016 - third place at Grand Prix in China
- 2019 - third place at Grand Prix in Germany