Collides with Max Chilton and hits the barriers on lap 44. Runs off the road by himself and damages the car on lap 14. He made four starts in the Italian F3000 Championship with Sighinolfi Auto Racing, in which one race win at the Autodromo dell'Umbria was enough to finish ninth overall. Maldonado clearly has the speed to race in F1, but to be competitive over a 20-race season, you must also be consistent. You can revoke your consent at any time via the data protection page.1. Rapax also won the Teams' Championship, five points ahead of Barwa Addax. [88] In Japan, Maldonado started from outside the top 10, but got up to seventh immediately after the start. As he was towed from the track, Jean Ragnotti, driving a demo lap in the safety car, rounded the corner and collided with Inoues car, flipping it. Maldonado continued to drive for Lotus in the 2015 season. [21] Maldonado was often overshadowed by team-mate and 2009 champion Nico Hlkenberg, but Maldonado still finished sixth overall, helping ART to the teams title. Maldonado had a questionable driving record before he even reached Formula One. As well as numerous accidents throughout the junior categories he was given a four race ban in the World Series by Renault for ignoring yellow flags and causing an accident that injured a marshal. Does Pastor Maldonado deserve his bad boy reputation? Pastor Maldonado is a decent enough driver, but his career has been marred by a series of crashes. [45] Maldonado started the race in 22nd and finished in 11th, just 0.5 seconds behind Senna, who finished in the final points-paying position. Pastor Maldonado denies his F1 funding is in jeopardy, Barcelona F1 test: Pastor Maldonado fastest for Lotus, Barcelona F1 test: Pastor Maldonado fastest for Lotus After all, Maldonado has been a winner at every level of motorsport, includingneed we say it againF1. He is the sort of driver who ignores blue flags, gets a penalty, and then continues to ignore blue flags. Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado celebrates his 36th birthday today. Maldonado held his lead after the third pit-stop phase, and held off Alonso and Kimi Rikknen to win, becoming the first Venezuelan driver to finish on a Grand Prix podium in the process. Good God, these nicknames are creative. 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 Jerez F1 test: Pastor Maldonado calls 2015 Lotus totally different, Pastor Maldonado shrugs off criticism from F1 fans, Pastor Maldonado shrugs off criticism from F1 fans "I don't see any concrete opportunity for Formula One this year," his agent, Nicolas Todt, told Reuters' Alan Baldwin. He was demoted from third on the grid to sixth for impeding Nico Hlkenberg in Q1. "Pastor Maldonado claims his 'Crashtor' nickname is 'unlucky' and praises his 'big balls' in Formula One". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2015. ^ Rose, Gary (10 May 2015). "How the Spanish GP unfolded". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 17 August 2015. [42] The stewards penalised Maldonado by a reprimand and a fine of 10,000 with two penalties given due to the "serious nature" of the incident.[43]. A prominent Florida megachurch pastor has advised his congregants not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, urging them to believe in divine immunity instead. Maldonado had a questionable driving record before he even reached Formula One. At the end of second qualifying session in Canada, Maldonado crashed into the infamous Wall of Champions at the end of the lap in which he set the quickest sector 1 time, and was on course to bump Jenson Button out of Q3. WebAt Spa-Francorchamps, Maldonado crashed during the second free practice session; the force of the impact required Maldonado to have a precautionary check-up at the circuit's Moving to Alfa Romeo in 1982, he counted five accidents, one of which took both team cars out of contention on the Austrian start line, followed by three in 84, four in 85, four in 87 and three in 88. Collides with Jean Eric Vergne and spins on lap 65. The result, he is one of the quickest and best liked drivers in F1 today. [34] During post-race celebrations, a fire engulfed the Williams pit, and Maldonado was seen carrying his cousin to safety.[35]. Pastor Maldonado rejects Jenson Button's Singapore GP criticism, Lotus F1 team confirms Pastor Maldonado for 2016 season, Lotus F1 team confirms Pastor Maldonado for 2016 season 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. But the Venezuelan says that the front row is his natural habitat and his critics don't realise And while most drivers tend to stay as far away from the tyre wall as they possibly can, for a few the draw is almost magnetic. The next year, he was outshone by rookie team-mate Valtteri Bottas before moving to Lotus for 2014 and 2015, where he was again upstaged by his team-mate, Romain Grosjean. In March 2015, before the season started, the Lotus car suffered a brake failure causing him to crash during testing at Catalunya. Max Verstappen amused by criticism from F1 rival Pastor Maldonado, Pastor Maldonado says Max Verstappen went too far in Austrian GP, Pastor Maldonado says Max Verstappen went too far in Austrian GP Seemingly not content with the un-dramatic nature of the incident, he managed to run in front of the medical car, which subsequently ran him over. Has Maldonado crashed today? 2015 S. Vandoorne On 15 November, Williams confirmed that Hlkenberg had been dropped from the team's 2011 line-up, and Maldonado was duly announced as his replacement on 1 December. He gets blamed for accidents that arent his fault, simply because its easy to do so, and the effect of that snowballs. Mika Hakkinen has hit out at Pastor Maldonado, as the Venezuelan continues to divide opinion in the F1 paddock. Pastor would do well to follow suit. Receives a ten place grid penalty for doing so. Seriously, I think that we have been very unfair! Youre kidding right? In fact, he did things that almost seemed planned by a On 21 March 2018, DragonSpeed confirmed that Pastor Maldonado would contest the entire "superseason" of the World Endurance Championship, in the LMP2 category with an Oreca 07,[102] together with Roberto Gonzlez, as well as Nathanal Berthon in the first two rounds, and Anthony Davidson in the rest. disqualification for technical noncompliance. Speaking with the Telegraph's Daniel Johnson last year, Maldonado said: To find the limit, you need to cross the limit. WebThe latest news about Pastor Maldonado from Autosport's team of world-leading journalists. Campos team principal Adrin Campos said that Bruno Senna's team mate could be Pedro de la Rosa, Vitaly Petrov or Maldonado,[25] but the team's financial problems and change of ownership changed the situation, and Karun Chandhok got the drive. Crashes into the back of Adrian Sutil and damages the car on lap 7. [105], Maldonado married Venezuelan journalist Gabriela Tarkanyi on 15 December 2012, in Canaima, Venezuela. Crashes into the wall by himself on the final lap. [54] At the following round in Malaysia, Maldonado did make the second qualifying session but was caught out by the rain meaning he failed to set a time and started the race 16th. Collides with Adrian Sutil and damages the car on lap 28. His licence was revoked in May 2006, ending his short-lived F1 career. Alfonso de Portago, who raced for Ferrari in 1956 and 1957 before dying in a crash at the Mille Miglia, explained the difference between a driver like himself and five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio to Robert Daley for his book,The Cruel Sport: Every curve has a theoretical limit. [55] At the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix, Maldonado and Chilton collided when Maldonado overtook Chilton who stated he had not seen the Williams next to him entering the corner and this brought out the red flag as the barrier became dislodged in the incident. In fact, the Japanese driver was so bad that he saw just four races in one season before getting the sack. Check out his facebook page Motorsport Snippets. Why Maldonado deserves another chance in F1, 10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, 10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix All young drivers make mistakes but blatantly and repeatedly ignoring flags is a deliberate offence that is far worse than any simple error. He then spun out of a very wet race in Canada. The next year, he graduated to GP2, winning at Monaco in just his fourth start. At Monaco, he received a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Sergio Prez during a practice session (which subsequently may have led to Prez's crash in qualifying, which caused the session to be red-flagged) and an additional five-place penalty for a gearbox change, meaning he started 24th and last on the grid. Maldonado's PDVSA sponsorship was Russell strayed off-track while adjusting his steering wheel Collides with Giedo van der Garde and damages both cars on lap 1. 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. Le Mans 24 Hours: Pastor Maldonado crash causes long safety car, Davidson, Maldonado switch from DragonSpeed to Jota for '19/20, Davidson, Maldonado switch from DragonSpeed to Jota for '19/20 He remains the most recent Williams driver to win a race as of December2022[update]. Pastor Maldonado confirms F1 exit after losing Renault seat, Kevin Magnussen completes deal to replace Pastor Maldonado, Kevin Magnussen completes deal to replace Pastor Maldonado Crashes into Lewis Hamilton when rejoining the circuit and receives a penalty for doing so. Crashes into the back of Timo Glock on Lap 5 and receives a penalty for doing so. With the announcement of the retirement of Nico Rosberg following the conclusion of the 2016 championship, Maldonado negotiated with Sauber Motorsport for a return to Formula One, with no agreement being reached. In Russia, he started in 14th position. Receives a drive through penalty for ignoring blue flags. He became the first Venezuelan to win a Formula One Grand Prix when he won the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix for Williams, from his first and only pole position. Later in the race was caught speeding under the safety car and received a 10 second penalty. 2022 F. Drugovich. Analysis: Does Pastor Maldonado deserve his bad F1 reputation? Maldonado spun out in the race after 24 laps and consequently retired. However, it all went downhill when he joined the Super Aguri F1 team in 2006. He signed to drive for the ART Grand Prix team during the 2009 season. Ex-F1 driver Pastor Maldonado secures WEC LMP2 seat for 2018/19, Maldonado turned down uncompetitive F1 seat but return is possible, Maldonado turned down uncompetitive F1 seat but return is possible 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. Pastor Maldonado, I was further informed, had not crashed since the first lap of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on 15 March. He is a genuine talent who needs time to grow into a front-runner and his current reputation is undeserved. I feel that as F1 fans, we are obligated to document the rest of this years incidents (plenty to add) and of course go back and note the many other incidents this joke of a driver has had in previous years. [72] At the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Maldonado parked his car in the wrong grid slot, and accordingly, was given a 5-second time penalty. He started at the back of the grid for the Hungary feature race, but he moved up to finish fifth after staying out for longer than any other driver, and setting a succession of quick laps on these worn tyres. In 2010, he won the GP2 championship over Sergio Perez, Jules Bianchi and several other future F1 drivers. However, he had to miss the final four rounds of the season after breaking a collarbone during training, leaving him outside the championship top 10.[19]. Runs off the track during qualifying and damages the car. He moved to the Piquet Sports team for 2008, his second year in the series. Things only got worse from then on out, with Maldonado crashing on the last lap of the 2012 season opener, before winning the Spanish Grand Prix, a success overshadowed when he deliberately hit Sergio Perez at Monaco, followed in quick succession by Pedro de la Rosa. [76] After two 7th-place finishes in Canada and Austria, Romain Grosjean lost control of his car causing him to crash into his team mate Maldonado on the first lap at Silverstone, causing both Lotus cars to retire. [29][30] In addition to his on-track record, Maldonado also brought sponsorship from the Venezuelan government (through the state-owned PDVSA oil company) to the team.[31]. The sheer number of incidents involving the Lotus driver has inspired the website Has Maldonado Crashed Today.com, his latest contact occurring last time out at Interlagos with Marcus Ericsson. He had a farcical sprint race in the wet at Silverstone he stalled on the dummy grid, picked up a penalty for speeding in the pitlane as he joined the race, another penalty for passing under yellow flags, and crashed into Adrin Valls and Kamui Kobayashi on the final lap. He scored his first points of the season by finishing eighth in China. . Crashes into the wall by himself at Turn 3 on lap 28. I cant think of another F1 driver who has consistently made very basic mistakes like that. [2], Maldonado's first experience of formula racing was in Italy in 2003. Spins and beaches the car by himself in qualifying. Without KERS his car lost pace and he fell back to eventually finish fifth. Bottas runs off the track. Pastor Maldonado to stay with Lotus Formula 1 team for 2015, Mercedes F1 move would not cure Lotus issues instantly - Maldonado, Mercedes F1 move would not cure Lotus issues instantly - Maldonado But he wasnt always bad. Maldonado was eleventh in the World Championship on 29 points as Formula One entered a five-week summer break, with his only points finishes coming from his win in Spain and eighth in China. He failed to slow down at the scene of an accident at Monaco, despite the presence of warning flags, and struck and seriously injured a marshal. Many have actually trolled him and turned him into a joke for his antics and At midseason he had two poles and two podiums. [78] At the midpoint of the season, the BBC journalist Andrew Benson rated Maldonado as the worst driver to that point, and stated that he "seems to be trying his utmost to find new ways to infuriate his employers and collect as many penalty points from the stewards as possible. [33] Maldonado was beaten to the first corner by Fernando Alonso, but regained the lead after the second round of pit stops. Lotus F1 expecting "great things" from Maldonado after break, Lotus F1 driver Pastor Maldonado not interested in driver coaches, Lotus F1 driver Pastor Maldonado not interested in driver coaches Most famously, the Venezuelan failed to [67] At the Australian Grand Prix, Maldonado was hit by Felipe Nasr and crashed out of the race at the second corner of the first lap after he overtook 3 cars at the start and was in 6th position. [12] However, his participation in the WSR was marred by a four-race ban for dangerous driving. Four podium finishesincluding a win at Spain the final six races saw him rise to fifth place in the drivers' championship by the end of the season. Collides with Valtteri Bottas on the last corner of the last lap. You would have thought hed have learned by now, but Maldonado suffered seven further crashes, and caused another that year. Improbably, Pastor Maldonado is one of them, and it is difficult to imagine another driver on that list whose talent behind the wheel is more lightly regarded. 2 man, Grosjean. Since at the time there was no proper category for his age, he competed against kids that were 10-12 year old. I found it surprising how often he crashes, or spins out of a race, all by himself. [86] Immediately after the incident, world champion Button took to the radio to say about Maldonado "I should have known, he's mental". Most Bizarre Pastor Maldonado Crashes in Formula One. But still he drove on, and in his final season in the Championship, the chaos continued, with countless crashes and calamities tarring the Venezuelans name. [84] Following this incident Mark Webber said that he does not think that Maldonado is talented enough to justify his drive in F1. [89] At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Maldonado and Alonso collided, damaging Maldonado's car and forcing him to retire. Crashes into Sergio Perez in Practice 3. coming out of a slip stream on a straight behind Verstappen, he almost loses it. Crashes into Paul di Resta on his way into pitlane and receives a penalty for doing so. Belgian F1 GP: Grosjean, Maldonado defend Lotus amid troubles, Belgian GP: Pastor Maldonado says F1 practice crash 'very unlucky', Belgian GP: Pastor Maldonado says F1 practice crash 'very unlucky' Receives a reprimand and a fine for doing so. Use motorsport.com without any advertising banners, personalized tracking and commercials for a small fee. 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 [50], On 28 November 2012, Maldonado was retained by Williams for the 2013 season, where he was partnered by Finnish rookie Valtteri Bottas. [77] At the Hungarian Grand Prix, Srgio Prez tried to overtake Maldonado at the outside of the corner, Maldonado failed to leave enough room so the two collided, causing Prez to spin. Entering the 2014 season, Lotus wanted to sign the talented Nico Hulkenberg, as then-team principal Eric Boullier told ESPN F1's Abhishek Takle,but the German could not offer any sponsorship cash. Analysis: Was Pastor Maldonado poised for an F1 breakthrough? He almost loses control driving straight on a dry track. Heres our shortlist of the most accident-prone F1 drivers. 4 He was running in 15th place in the closing stages of the race when he retired again his third in succession in Malaysia due to a KERS failure. The diffuser of Maldonado's car was damaged in the incident. [100], Maldonado also negotiated with IndyCar team KV Racing Technology, with no agreement being reached, and the team being sold due to financial difficulties.[101]. Maldonado was not hurt in the crash. Competition WIN a George Russell Graphic T-shirt. Crashes into the wall at Turn 13 by himself in Practice 2. Stay in the know with our newsletters that contain all the latest news, stories and event information. Blocks Nico Hulkenberg during qualifying and receives a grid penalty for doing so. He finished the season 16th in the Drivers' Championship. Get closer to motorsport at Goodwood! [49] Maldonado finished the season with a ninth place from ninth on the grid in the USA and a DNF after a second lap crash from sixteenth from the grid after a ten place penalty for a third reprimand after missing a weighbridge check in Brazil, as he finished fifteenth in the Championship on 45 points, the lowest Championship standing for a driver who won a race during an F1 season. Gutierrez flips over and retires. He is a joke wish I cd earn that sort of money Id do better than him in a Ford focus lx lol and cheer ha. And 2012 Brazilian GP, after a brilliant first lap, he binned it at Turn 3. Maldonado received a five-place grid penalty for his actions and Hamilton a reprimand. He considers himself a socialist and was a friend of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chvez. Maldonado, who actually Damages the car after his second spin in Practice 1. He was also the most reprimanded Formula One driver in 2012, a clear 5 points ahead of his nearest rival, Michael Schumacher.
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