On behalf of Marty Porter who sourced & wrote it youre most welcome! Has Maldonado crashed today? Analysis: Was Pastor Maldonado poised for an F1 breakthrough? Speeds behind the Safety Car and receives a penalty for doing so. He scored his first points of the season by finishing eighth in China. Retires from the race. Has Maldonado Crashed Today? | VW Vortex - Volkswagen Forum And we'll always have that one extraordinary weekend in Spain. WebHas Maldonado crashed today?? However, he was overtaken by Hlkenberg during the first stop, dropping him to eighth, where he remained until the end of the race. Spain 2015 race. Whether the Venezuelan does, in fact, find another F1 race seat depends more on his country's economy than it does his speed on the race track. [75] Despite the damage, Maldonado did not lose pace and was initially able to continue in seventh place; however, during his pitstop the team deemed the damage to be substantial enough to retire the car. Well definitely add his latest shenanigans, dont worry!!! Pastor Maldonado is a decent enough driver, but his career has been marred by a series of crashes. Reached by email, Zuber described Maldonado as "super-quick." The next year came that magical, out-of-nowhere victory in Spain. Receives a 30 second penalty for continuing to ignore blue flags. Most famously, the Venezuelan failed to Despite this, he managed to get back in the battle for the points, because of the high attrition in the race and two safety car periods, when he caught up the cars in front of him. [97], Maldonado became a test driver for Pirelli, testing a GP2 car for 2017, to be able to develop the tires of the season. Gutierrez runs off the road with damage. They were the good things in my career. He eventually finished 16th. In 66 seasons of the Formula One World Championship, just 95 different drivers have won a grand prix (10 others won the Indianapolis 500 when it counted towards the championship). Does Pastor Maldonado deserve his bad boy reputation? Pastor Maldonado talking to F1 teams about 2017 return, Pastor Maldonado confirms F1 exit after losing Renault seat, Pastor Maldonado confirms F1 exit after losing Renault seat Maldonado also received 14 penalties throughout the season, five ahead of Sergio Prez and Michael Schumacher, Maldonado's grid penalties for both driving offences and gearbox changes totaled to 38 grid places, 1.8 per race. You having a laugh mate? Spins at Turn 6 and beaches the car in Practice 1. [5], In 2004, Maldonado ran a dual programme in Italian and Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup with Cram Competition. Maldonado's and Hamiltons spat continued in Belgium, when the Williams man deliberately drove into the Brit after qualifying, and earned himself a five-place grid penalty. [64] At the Singapore Grand Prix, Maldonado crashed during the second free practice session, causing a red flag. 'Crash magnet' Maldonado celebrates his 36th birthday today! My fear is this site may not be able to handle such excessive data or stupidity. Sadly, he died as he lived, crashing his motorcycle in Rome in October 2014. WebYes he has! Maldonado spun out in the race after 24 laps and consequently retired. He made it into Q3 again in Monaco, qualifying eighth, and in the race was lying sixth with five laps remaining, when he collided with Lewis Hamilton, taking him out of the race. He is the sort of driver who crashes during a showcar demonstration, or veers off the road because he is looking down at his steering wheel. Pastor Maldonado Im quite sure he could have come off the accelerator, scooped the car up and probably saved $100,000s worth of damage over the length of his career. I have been winning in everything in the past. Analysis: Was Pastor Maldonado poised for an F1 breakthrough? In the race, he was in contention for a podium finish, retiring on lap 37 due to a hydraulic failure. Hunt the Shunt earns an honourable mention on our list for his dangerous escapades, which would result in him either taking the win or crashing. Williams' form took a turn for the worse in Korea and Maldonado finished in 14th place after qualifying 15th. Lotus F1 driver Pastor Maldonado not interested in driver coaches, Max Verstappen amused by criticism from F1 rival Pastor Maldonado, Max Verstappen amused by criticism from F1 rival Pastor Maldonado Maldonado celebrates his only F1 win, at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. [24] Maldonado finished sixteen points ahead of Barwa Addax's Sergio Prez. i think its a shame that the Venezuelan government keeps spending money on one of the worst if not the worst driver in F-1 !!!! Pastor Maldonado says Max Verstappen went too far in Austrian GP. Maldonado penalty for Ericsson Interlagos clash 'harsh', says Lotus, Lotus F1 team capable of 'fighting' Ferrari - Pastor Maldonado, Lotus F1 team capable of 'fighting' Ferrari - Pastor Maldonado Without KERS his car lost pace and he fell back to eventually finish fifth. He is a genuine talent who needs time to grow into a front-runner and his current reputation is undeserved. What do we expect at the 2015 Malaysian F1 Grand Prix?
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