whatever youd like to call it. Venezuelan racing driver Pastor Maldonado is pretty much a fan favourite, albeit for a different reason. (hasmaldonadocrashedtoday.com) submitted 6 years ago by MMcB to r/formula1. 2015 S. Vandoorne [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. [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. Collided with teammate Grosjean and damaged his rear wing. Maldonado is a GP2 champion and a Grand Prix winner who can deliver strong results in decent machinery. Dont forget the single-car crash at T3 in the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix! Spins in the pitlane and damages the car in Practice 2. A couple of laps later he spun the car. 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 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. Aside from his pay driver status, Maldonado also gained a reputation over his career as somewhat wild and unpredictable on the circuit. Receives a reprimand and a fine for doing so. thats correct. Competition WIN a George Russell Graphic T-shirt. In Europe, Maldonado qualified third but dropped to fifth after the start and tenth after pitting under a safety car halfway through the race. Cadillac Eau Rouge WEC shunt was "almost out of a movie scene", Aston Martin seeks permanent F1 DRS solution after lubricant fix in Baku, Aston Martin seeks permanent F1 DRS solution after lubricant fix in Baku 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 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' [90] Maldonado ended the season with 27 points and 14th place in the Drivers' World Championship. Good God, these nicknames are creative. 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 WebThe latest news about Pastor Maldonado from Autosport's team of world-leading journalists. Pastor Guillermo Maldonado and prophetess Ana Maldonado, the husband and wife team that birthed the Miami-based King Jesus International Ministry, one of the nations largest and fastest-growing Hispanic churches, are now sparring over an estate that court papers say could be worth as much as $120 million. [9] The team's former owner, Giancarlo Minardi, was present at the test and commented positively about Maldonado's performance. Receives a ten place grid penalty for doing so. Formula 1. [18] He took his first victory in only his fourth race in the series with a commanding win at Monaco. Runs off the road by himself and damages the car on lap 14. [16] Draco Racing lodged an appeal and the results of the championship remained provisional until Italy's National Court of Appeal for Motorsport upheld the stewards' decision at a hearing in January 2007. 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 [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]. In his first race he failed to finish, in his second he retired. [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. [105], Maldonado married Venezuelan journalist Gabriela Tarkanyi on 15 December 2012, in Canaima, Venezuela. "He goes too often over the limit," he replied. The remainder of the season saw no less than five crashes (into debris, Hamilton, Perez, Paul di Resta and Timo Glock) and three penalties at the Belgian Grand Prix. It was reported that the incident justified Lotus's decision to save their sole example of a new front-wing design they had brought to this race for his team-mate Romain Grosjean. [95][96] He was replaced by former McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen. He almost loses control driving straight on a dry track. 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 Barcelona F1 test: Pastor Maldonado fastest on day three for Lotus, Barcelona F1 test: Maldonado fastest, Wolff and Nasr collide, Barcelona F1 test: Maldonado fastest, Wolff and Nasr collide Taki Inoue is a bit of an odd one. Runs off the track during qualifying and damages the car. At midseason he had two poles and two podiums. Receives a 30 second penalty for continuing to ignore blue flags. He had made up six positions during the race to finish in eighth place, which became seventh as Rikknen was penalised for causing an accident on the last lap. was created to track his many mishaps. 26 likes. [57] He drove with number 13,[58] which was barely used in Formula One before. Check out his facebook page Motorsport Snippets. 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. Amongst the current field of Grand Prix drivers there are none who receive more frequent criticism than Pastor Maldonado. 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 as an accident waiting to happen. Its like he is a experimental monkey trying to drive except a monkey would crash less. [62] During the race the following day, Maldonado was deemed to have caused a collision when trying to pass Marcus Ericsson, and was given a five-second stop-go penalty. Crashes into the barrier at Turn 9 by himself in Practice 2. [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. Damages the car after his second spin in Practice 1. At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Maldonado ran into the side of Ericsson. [3] A year later, Maldonado had his first appearances in karting championships. This website is simple but it still has me chuckling. Collides with Adrian Sutil and damages the car on lap 28. This followed a similar WSR incident where he crashed heavily into a stationery car under red flag conditions. Pastor would do well to follow suit. 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. Yes he has! [103], (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap). Maldonado then passed several drivers including Red Bull's Mark Webber and was running fourth in the closing stages of the race. Maldonado continued to drive for Lotus in the 2015 season. Pastor also competed in the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona in the LMP2 category, also with DragonSpeed and alongside Roberto Gonzlez, Sebastin Saavedra and Ryan Cullen. You can revoke your consent at any time via the data protection page.1. [24] Maldonado finished sixteen points ahead of Barwa Addax's Sergio Prez. 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 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. [70] At the Chinese Grand Prix, Maldonado suffered a brake issue that caused him to go off-track when entering the pits, and had to be recovered by the marshals. They finished third in their category in the championship. At the Spanish Grand Prix, Maldonado qualified second, next to Lewis Hamilton on the front row of the grid after strong pace from his Williams car during the race weekend. [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. Competition Where is the McLaren F1 Team based? [12] However, his participation in the WSR was marred by a four-race ban for dangerous driving. [64] At the Singapore Grand Prix, Maldonado crashed during the second free practice session, causing a red flag. Heres our shortlist of the most accident-prone F1 drivers. A puncture ended his race in Bahrain, after he qualified in seventeenth position. [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. [44] He then jumped the start of the race, and was deemed to cause a collision with Marussia's Timo Glock, resulting in two separate 5-place grid penalties, so was demoted by 10 places in Monza. [97], Maldonado became a test driver for Pirelli, testing a GP2 car for 2017, to be able to develop the tires of the season. 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 [20] As part of the deal, he also joined the team for three rounds of the 200809 GP2 Asia Series. 10K. He is a reckless driver with a dangerous unsporting attitude and his bad reputation is entirely deserved. Or not I dont think the BBC have enough budget for car repairs if he took that role. hide this ad (Not all incidents were Pastor's fault, and only incidents in the race are considered). During practice for the Chinese Grand Prix in 2014 he also drove off the track while adjusting a setting on his steering wheel. 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. But the Venezuelan says that the front row is his natural habitat and his critics don't realise At Silverstone Maldonado again collided with Esteban Gutirrez, launching his car spectacularly into the air although he was able to finish the race. 2 man, Grosjean. His notable results included three podium finishes and one pole position. 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 It was also his only podium finish and his only win in 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. Kevin Magnussen set to replace Pastor Maldonado at Renault F1 team, Kevin Magnussen set to replace Pastor Maldonado at Renault F1 team Crashes into the back of Adrian Sutil and damages the car on lap 7. Pastor Maldonado, I was further informed, had not crashed since the first lap of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on 15 March. Bruce Leang 8 years ago. Later in the race was caught speeding under the safety car and received a 10 second penalty. Over the next four races, he crashed out and retired twice, before engine failure brought him to a halt at the Hungarian Grand Prix. 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. Maldonado did not score any more points for the rest of the season, nor did he reach Q3 for the rest of the season. 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. Top 10 F1 one-hit wonders ranked: Alesi, Maldonado and more, Top 10 F1 one-hit wonders ranked: Alesi, Maldonado and more Maldonado received a 5-second penalty as a result. 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. Jumps the start and receives a penalty for doing so. 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. All Rights Reserved. Maldonado drove for the Rapax Team in the 2010 GP2 Series alongside Luiz Razia. At the Belgian Grand Prix Maldonado received a further three penalties. Maldonado's PDVSA sponsorship was In the Malaysian Grand Prix, he failed to reach Q2 in qualifying and again dropped out of the race. However, he was overtaken by Hlkenberg during the first stop, dropping him to eighth, where he remained until the end of the race. [73] On the first lap of the race Maldonado was hit by Max Verstappen, damaging Verstappen's front wing; Maldonado also was hit by Massa's car, damaging its floor. 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 [61] At the Spanish Grand Prix Maldonado crashed into the wall in the first part of qualifying. 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. 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. In the race, he was running strongly until he crashed out on the final lap, fighting with Fernando Alonso for fifth position. Bahrain 2015 race. If I take it at 101 I go off the road. 2023 The Goodwood Estate Company Limited. 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. Maldonado's performances in FR3.5 were enough to attract the interest of GP2 teams, and he signed a contract to drive for Trident Racing in 2007 after a successful test in late 2006. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 enterF1.com. F1 Fanatic's Keith Collantine just published a breakdown of all the penalties handed down in F1 for driving infractions since Maldonado's career began in 2011. [78] Maldonado was among numerous others that were penalised for speeding in the pit lane,[78] and overtaking a Manor car under neutralised safety car conditions. Crashes into the wall by himself during qualifying. Collides with Romain Grosjean on lap two. The diffuser of Maldonado's car was damaged in the incident. For causing the incident, Maldonado was given a ten-second stop-go penalty during the race, and after the race, three points on his FIA Super Licence, and a five-place grid penalty for the Chinese Grand Prix. Pastor Maldonado is better than he gets credit for says Lotus team, Pastor Maldonado says Lotus F1 team can regularly fight for points, Pastor Maldonado says Lotus F1 team can regularly fight for points Collides with Jules Bianchi and spins on lap 15. This pushed Will Stevens behind him one row down as well, while the 16th slot was left vacant. August 15th 2020 - Last updated: May 13th 2022. After that, he convinced his father to let him drive one. He is the sort of driver who ignores blue flags, gets a penalty, and then continues to ignore blue flags. [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. Asked whether he considered he former team-mate a fair and clean driver, Zuber said, "He was very hard when you fight man-to-man, but never really unfair.". In 2013 Maldonado also had 5 driver related reprimands, ranging from speeding in the pit-lane to causing collisions. His misadventures have triggered countless parodies, memes, and even a website called hasmaldonadocrashedtoday.com. 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. crambno29 R. 19.9K subscribers. On lap 56 (the penultimate lap of the race), Maldonado was battling with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton for third place, however Hamilton forced Maldonado off the track at turn 12 and Maldonado returned to track and collided with Hamilton in turn 13, with Maldonado losing steering on the high curbs. 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]. 2017 C. Leclerc Williams' form took a turn for the worse in Korea and Maldonado finished in 14th place after qualifying 15th. [47] Maldonado returned to the sharp end of the grid in Abu Dhabi where he qualified fourth, which became third as Vettel was excluded from qualifying due to having insufficient fuel in his car. 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 as an accident waiting to happen. Maldonado was a target for a Campos Meta seat in 2010. [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. Many have actually trolled him and turned him into a joke for his antics and Made contact with Massa and damaged his front wing forcing him an early pit. In a season that was marked by controversy Maldonado could have won the title were it not for a disqualification from first place at Misano for a technical infringement. There was no incident but damn its funny to watch! Pastor Maldonado. Sadly, he died as he lived, crashing his motorcycle in Rome in October 2014. 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. 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). Eventually, the team opted for Maldonado. Spain 2015 race. At the Monaco Grand Prix, Maldonado was not able to profit from a season-best qualifying result of 8th due to a brake issue from the start of the race; Maldonado and Verstappen collided on the sixth lap, with Maldonado subsequently forced to retire from the race. [84] Following this incident Mark Webber said that he does not think that Maldonado is talented enough to justify his drive in F1. Davidson, Maldonado switch from DragonSpeed to Jota for '19/20, Davidson: Maldonado WEC win his second best after Williams F1 victory, Davidson: Maldonado WEC win his second best after Williams F1 victory All young drivers make mistakes but blatantly and repeatedly ignoring flags is a deliberate offence that is far worse than any simple error. Maldonado's PDVSA sponsorship was key in getting him a race drive for Lotus. [104] He was one of the guards of honour at Chvez's funeral. Mistakenly lined up in 18th position on the starting grid. 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. In the aftermath, Andrew Benson reminded BBC readers that Maldonado, "came into F1 with a reputation for being quick but fiery and a bit accident-prone." [85], At the Singapore Grand Prix, Maldonado ran off track, and when he rejoined he and Button collided. Bahrain GP: Pastor Maldonado "lost power" in F1 qualifying, F1 Chinese GP: Jenson Button penalised for Pastor Maldonado clash, F1 Chinese GP: Jenson Button penalised for Pastor Maldonado clash Collides with Kamui Kobayashi on lap 32, runs off track and picks up a puncture. WebYes he has! [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. In Russia, he started in 14th position. Sometimes you risk and you do mistakes.
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