Crashes into the back of Esteban Gutierrez after the apex of Turn 1 on lap 48. 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. He eventually finished 16th. Lotus F1 team wants first-lap caution from Grosjean and Maldonado, Pastor Maldonado calm about future if Renault swings F1 axe, Pastor Maldonado calm about future if Renault swings F1 axe (hasmaldonadocrashedtoday.com) submitted 6 years ago by MMcB to r/formula1. 2015 S. Vandoorne Spins and beaches the car by himself in qualifying. Does Pastor Maldonado deserve his bad boy reputation? [9] The team's former owner, Giancarlo Minardi, was present at the test and commented positively about Maldonado's performance. He is a genuine talent who needs time to grow into a front-runner and his current reputation is undeserved. [60] At the Chinese Grand Prix, Maldonado crashed into a wall in the pit lane during free practice. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 enterF1.com. As a result, he was banned from four races in the series and barred for life from the Principality, a punishment that his father reportedly overturned by paying for the marshals treatment. 1985-03-09 (age 38), Save and / or retrieve information on a device, Ensure security, prevent fraud and correct errors, Provide advertisements or content technically, Use market research to gain insights about target groups, Receive and use automatically sent device properties for identification, Actively query device properties for identification. But while our clumsy indiscretions go, for the most part, without consequence, for Formula 1 drivers, the stakes are much higher. 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 [105], Maldonado married Venezuelan journalist Gabriela Tarkanyi on 15 December 2012, in Canaima, Venezuela. Has Maldonado crashed today? Yes he has! - Car Throttle 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. Pastor Maldonado takes blame for mistakes after crash follows Crashes into Lewis Hamilton when rejoining the circuit and receives a penalty for doing so. Maldonado hit back In the race, he was running strongly until he crashed out on the final lap, fighting with Fernando Alonso for fifth position. [36] He retired due to an accident at the start of the race, when he ran into the back of Pedro de la Rosa's HRT who also retired with rear wing damage. 2021 O. Piastri "I don't see any concrete opportunity for Formula One this year," his agent, Nicolas Todt, told Reuters' Alan Baldwin. [106], 2005 N. Rosberg Later in the race is given a third penalty for speeding under the safety car. Four grands prix and no Pastor Maldonado crash - The Guardian Williams' form took a turn for the worse in Korea and Maldonado finished in 14th place after qualifying 15th. And we'll always have that one extraordinary weekend in Spain. They were the good things in my career. [7] Maldonado also found the time to enter one round of the now defunct Formula Renault V6 Eurocup at Spa-Francorchamps, with a best finish of fifth place. This website is simple but it still has me chuckling. This followed a similar WSR incident where he crashed heavily into a stationery car under red flag conditions. Spins into the wall coming out of parabolica during qualifying. Crashes into the barrier at Turn 9 by himself in Practice 2. WebMaldonado crashed at lot, certainly more frequently than his rivals, yet he was unable to accept blame or mend his ways. All the technical issues made driver performance almost secondary, but Maldonados usual error-proneness contributed to the headaches with several practice crashes, race collisions with Gutierrez, Marcus Ericsson and Jules Bianchi and some avoidable procedure penalties. Kevin Magnussen set to replace Pastor Maldonado at Renault F1 team, Renault working on Maldonado's F1 future with Venezuelan backers, Renault working on Maldonado's F1 future with Venezuelan backers 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 Former Williams driver Maldonado scored the teams most recent victory in 2012 but earned a reputation for bizarre incidents. Spins out of the race by himself at Turn 1 on lap 25. "We will try to bounce back in 2017.". David Coulthard on the battle between Rosberg and Hamilton. Pastor Maldonado says Max Verstappen went too far in Austrian GP. Grosjean is pushed off the track and retires with damage. He signed to drive for the ART Grand Prix team during the 2009 season. In Hungary Maldonado lost control of his Lotus while heading to the grid, and in the race he crashed in to Jules Bianchi when attempting an overtake. 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 Pastor Maldonado hoped for F1 return after Nico Rosberg retirement, Pastor Maldonado working on plan B for 2017 if F1 impossible, Pastor Maldonado working on plan B for 2017 if F1 impossible [48] He kept third place at the start and was running at the same pace as cars around him until his KERS unit failed after the first safety car period of the race. Crashes into the wall by himself at Turn 3 in qualifying. How good was Pastor Maldonado? - The Race Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado celebrates his 36th birthday today. Maldonado eventually finished sixteenth, a lap down on winner Mark Webber. Over the next four races, he crashed out and retired twice, before engine failure brought him to a halt at the Hungarian Grand Prix. [90] Maldonado ended the season with 27 points and 14th place in the Drivers' World Championship. [73] Following the race, Maldonado admitted that his reputation for crashing comes because he takes more risks as he approaches the limits. Maldonado was a target for a Campos Meta seat in 2010. [12] However, his participation in the WSR was marred by a four-race ban for dangerous driving. Misses the weight check during qualifying and receives a reprimand for doing so. [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. F1 must seek answers after boring Baku F1 race, says Wolff, Cadillac Eau Rouge WEC shunt was "almost out of a movie scene", Cadillac Eau Rouge WEC shunt was "almost out of a movie scene" 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. Whilst driving in Formula One, Maldonado gained 4 penalty points in the 2014 season up to the British Grand Prix, only equalled by Jules Bianchi. 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. wife founders of Miami megachurch spar Drivers' permanent numbers and the reasons behind them", "Pastor Maldonado hit with China grid drop and penalty points for Gutierrez crash", "Maldonado takes full blame for practice crash", "Pastor Maldonado still smiling despite latest qualifying nightmare at Spanish GP", "Hamilton beats Rosberg after thrilling finale in Spain", "Maldonado given medical check-up as a precaution after FP2 crash", "Jean-Eric Vergne time penalty for Grosjean clash re-promotes Maldonado to ninth", "Lewis Hamilton wins with ease in Australia as only 11 cars finish", "Penalty points given to Perez, Hulkenberg and Maldonado", "Jenson Button given time penalty and licence points for crash", "Pastor Maldonado claims his 'Crashtor' nickname is 'unlucky' and praises his 'big balls' in Formula One", "As it happened: Sunday Monaco Grand Prix", "No action over first lap crash in F1's British Grand Prix", "F1 mid-season report: From Mercedes to McLaren & Manor", "Nico Rosberg top as Pastor Maldonado crashes", "Lotus: 17G impact triggered Maldonado's Spa retirement", "Maldonado refuses blame for Spa exit - F1 News", "Mark Webber says some drivers on 2015 grid not good enough for F1", "Lotus F1 team confirms Pastor Maldonado for 2016 season", "F1 faces farewell to Crashtor and Prang-ster Pastor Maldonado", "Pastor Maldonado: Why F1 will miss 'Crashtor', "Lotus confirma a Pastor Maldonado para 2016", "Pastor Maldonado anuncia su adis a la Frmula 1", "Renault vuelve a la Frmula 1 con Magnussen y Palmer", "Maldonado comenz las pruebas con los neumticos Pirelli de 2017", "Maldonado ha gi iniziato i test con le Pirelli 2017 su una GP2", "Pastor Maldonado podra llegar a la IndyCar", "Pastor Maldonado correr el WEC con DragonSpeed", "Venezuela F1 driver flies flag for socialist Chavez", "Maldonado backing unaffected by Chavez death", "Pastor Maldonado, Williams with his wife Gabriele Tarkany and their baby daughter Victoria", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pastor_Maldonado&oldid=1152197107, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers, Articles containing potentially dated statements from December 2022, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 April 2023, at 19:51. 2016 F1 season will be 'difficult' for Lotus/Renault - Maldonado, Pastor Maldonado 'very, very annoying' - Sauber F1 boss Kaltenborn, Pastor Maldonado 'very, very annoying' - Sauber F1 boss Kaltenborn Pastor Maldonado is a decent enough driver, but his career has been marred by a series of crashes. Pastor Maldonado working on plan B for 2017 if F1 impossible, Why Maldonado deserves another chance in F1, Why Maldonado deserves another chance in F1 Over the last four years Maldonado has been involved in a string of incidents, and has received more penalties than any other driver, giving him a reputation And 2012 Brazilian GP, after a brilliant first lap, he binned it at Turn 3. [97], Maldonado became a test driver for Pirelli, testing a GP2 car for 2017, to be able to develop the tires of the season. Crashes into the back of Timo Glock on Lap 5 and receives a penalty for doing so. At the Spanish Grand Prix he reached Q3 for the first time, eventually qualifying in ninth position for the race. At midseason he had two poles and two podiums. 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. [71] On lap 49, Maldonado was hit by Jenson Button in a braking zone and spun; Maldonado was later forced to retire. Collides with Jules Bianchi and spins on lap 15. [52] He failed to make it out of the first qualifying session at the first race, the Australian Grand Prix, and qualified in 17th position,[53] one place behind Bottas. Pastor Maldonado expects 'great things' from Renault F1 revival, Pastor Maldonado rejects Jenson Button's Singapore GP criticism, Pastor Maldonado rejects Jenson Button's Singapore GP criticism But he did prove that he was both fast and loose, beating Laudas McLaren to pole position at Long Beach in 1982, and coming within touching distance of various race wins, only to be blighted by mechanical bad luck. Brake problem caused Maldonado's testing crash - Lotus, Barcelona F1 test: Pastor Maldonado fastest on day three for Lotus, Barcelona F1 test: Pastor Maldonado fastest on day three for Lotus 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 Crashes into the wall by himself on the final lap. In Japan Maldonado qualified 14th, starting 12th and finished the race 8th, his first points finish since he won in Spain nearly five months earlier. After taking the GP2 title, Maldonado made the jump to F1 in 2011, driving for Williams. Hungary 2015 race. Maldonado had a questionable driving record before he even reached Formula One. Hits a bollard entering the pitlane and receives a drive through penalty. Maldonado, who carries a five-place grid penalty into this Sunday's grand prix for flipping Esteban Gutierrez's Sauber in Bahrain, did little to dispel his reputation as Michael Schumacher crashed near the end of a wet second practice for the German Grand Prix and was unhurt as he walked from his damaged Mercedes on Friday. Has Pastor Maldonado crashed today? | Caracas With economies crumbling across South America, Maldonado's sponsorthe Venezuelan oil company PDVSAcould not come up with an estimated 35 million to pay for his drive, per the BBC's Andrew Benson. Ah, Andrea de Cesaris, the man so prone to disaster that he earned the moniker de Crasheris With heavy Marlboro funding (thanks to a high up father in the Philip Morris empire), de Cesaris started as a rookie at McLaren in 1981, famously damaging between 10 and 19 cars in just one year, and the toll didnt end there. Dont forget the single-car crash at T3 in the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix! Pastor Maldonado is a decent enough driver, but his career has been marred by a series of crashes. He moved to the Piquet Sports team for 2008, his second year in the series. Competition WIN a George Russell Graphic T-shirt. Lotus F1 Team's Pastor Maldonado eyeing first 2015 points in Monaco, Lotus F1 Team's Pastor Maldonado eyeing first 2015 points in Monaco Pastor Maldonado - Wikipedia At the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa in qualifying, Maldonado was involved in an incident with Lewis Hamilton on an in-lap after Hamilton squeezed by him when both were on a hot lap. Receives a drive through penalty for doing so. 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 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. Maldonado recently lost his race seat at Lotus when the team was bought by Renault. Collides with Esteban Gutierrez on lap 47. Pastor Maldonado says F1 crash criticism doesn't bother him, Pastor Maldonado denies his F1 funding is in jeopardy, Pastor Maldonado denies his F1 funding is in jeopardy Pastor Maldonado Crash Compilation. Crashes into Paul di Resta on his way into pitlane and receives a penalty for doing so. Get closer to motorsport at Goodwood! Runs off the road and damages the car in Practice 2. Please add his latest crash in Monza 3 days ago (Monza 15) running into Hulkenberg at race start in the 1st corner, ending his race with a broken suspension. Registered in England No. Jolyon Palmer is ready for Formula 1 race debut - Pastor Maldonado, 2016 F1 season will be 'difficult' for Lotus/Renault - Maldonado, 2016 F1 season will be 'difficult' for Lotus/Renault - Maldonado His worst behaviour came when he was racing in the little leagues, including the controversial clash with Dave Morgan during a battle for second position at Crystal Palace in October 1970, when the pair collided and crashed out of the race, before Hunt got out of his car and pushed him to the ground. 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. His notable results included three podium finishes and one pole position. They had a baby girl in September 2013 and a second daughter in November 2017. Follow me on Twitter for updates when I publish new articles and for other (mostly) F1-related news and banter: Pastor Maldonado at the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix. 2007 T. Glock After that, he convinced his father to let him drive one. The 34-year old has built himself a reputation in Formula One and in junior series, as a crash king. [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. 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. He took part in the end-of-season young driver test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, driving for Williams and Hispania Racing, the rebranded Campos team. 'Crash magnet' Maldonado celebrates his 36th birthday today! [6] In the European championship, he was classified eighth overall, with two wins. Maldonado is an outspoken political figure, which is rare in the racing world. [74], At the Spanish Grand Prix, Maldonado was again involved in an incident he was hit by team mate Romain Grosjean, who had just returned to the track after missing a braking point, causing rear wing damage to Maldonado's car. 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 Eventually, the team opted for Maldonado. 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.
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