Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko feels Daniil Kvyat has matured during h💯is year away from Formula 1 and has solved some of the mental challenges he previously faced ahead of his return to Toro Rosso in 2019.

Kvyat was dropped by Red Bull✤’s senior team in 2016 and twice mid-sea🍒son by Toro Rosso last year, before leaving the Red Bull programme and taking up a development role with Ferrari.

Toro Rosso announced on Saturday that Kvyat will make a shock return to the team in 2019 in a race seat, replacing the Red Bull-bound Pierre ✃Gasly.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Marko explained the decision to givඣe Kvyat a third chance with Toro Rosso next year🐓, saying the Russian had shown signs of change through his year out.

“Daniil changed. He is a far more mature ꦆpersonality,” Marko said.

“He was working with a different team, so he saw the wh༒ole atmosphere and working programme, and he also found out how difficult it is to get a Formula 1 sea🍸t.

“We stayed in contact all of the time. He was well-informed what [D𒆙aniel] Ricciardo was going to do. He knew it before most other people knew it. He did a smart call just before Ricciardo called me.

“We will give him a third chance because🎀 🔯we always believed he's very fast. But his mental problems, I think he has solved. He is a far more mature driver, and I'm sure we will see some very positive races from him.”

With Kvyat🌳 confirmed, Toro Rosso now has one vacant seat for 2019, which is currently occupied by Brendon Hartley.

Red Bull explored options to replace Hartley mid-season earlier this year, with the New Zealander scoring two points this season. ꦺBy comparison, teammate Gasly has scored 28 points.

Asked if there was anything Hartley could 🅺d♓o to keep his seat for 2019, Marko said: “Beat Gasly.

“There are five or six races left. He knows it.”