Kvyat was demoted to Toro Rosso from Red Bull after the Russian Grand Prix, making way for Max Verstappen to join the senior team alongside Daniel Ricciardo.

Verstappen went on to win the Spanish Grand Prix, his first race with the team.

While Wurz believes the decision was harsh on Kvyat, he feels the Russian was given a fair chance by the energy drinks company.

"It is a very character-building period of his life," Wurz told Motorsport.com.

"And its not easy, but in the long run it will make him stronger. I hope he will recover, because it is a very brutal situation for such a young boy.

"I really like Daniil a lot. He is a good guy. He has the head and the heart in the right place. But also he is very fast."

He added: "I can feel for him, but at the same time we also have to see that Red Bull supported him from childhood on. They've given him a chance.

"Many hundreds or thousands people would like this [kind of] chance. I hope for him he can turn the anger, which is completely understandable, into positive energy to come back stronger.

"He has a few races until the end of the season to do that."

The Austrian acknowledges that Kvyat's results with Toro Rosso will determine the Russian's future in the Red Bull programme.

"That really depends on his results. We are in a very performance-driven world and it's in his hands to recover and show that he is definitely worth a top drive and one of Red Bull's teams."

Interview by Oleg Karpov