Pastor Maldonado

Courtesy of Planet F1 and Tranquility's post in the Belgian PQR thread here's a place to discuss the Williams' No.2

"Is Pastor Maldonado the scariest man in sport? His post-Spa interview was delivered with a stare that could put a weak-hearted man six foot under from a distance of ten yards and culminated in the remarkable, utterly-terrifying announcement that he regards Lewis Hamilton as "a really good friend."

Jeepers.

Just jeepers.

Fear and pray for his enemies."

Pastor started his racing career in Italy in the Formula Renault and F3000. He would have been Formula Renault 3.5 Champion if he hadn't been disqualified from a win at Misano in 2006. Moving on to GP2 Pastor raced for 4 seasons, eventually taking the title in 2010.

With not insubstantial financial backing from Venezuela's national petroleum company, PDVSA, he took Nico Hulkenberg's seat at Williams for 2011 winning his first point last weekend in Belgium.

On a personal level, he is a self proclaimed Socialist and a personal friend of controversial Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, which probably explains the backing from PDVSA.... Oh, and he's 26 and is still wearing braces on his teeth.

 

[teabagyokel]

RasputinLives - He has only had 7 points finishes in his F1 career, in 68 Grands Prix. Of course, and bugger knows how, he won one of them.

 

[Il_leone]

Maldonado has now gone 30 Grand Prix without scoring a point.

He's also had his contract renewed for 2015.

Those pieces of information don't sit well together do they?

I guess he should be called " A passenger" - brings nothing to the team in terms added value of his own ability

 

[Il_leone]

RasputinLives - He has only had 7 points finishes in his F1 career, in 68 Grands Prix. Of course, and bugger knows how, he won one of them.

Otherwise I would personally ask him " Are you Andrea De Crasharis in disguise?" - Yes I might get decked for it in return

 

[teabagyokel]

Points!

 

[Jen]

And your point is? Usually into someone else's car!

 

[The Pits]

but still pointless.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Maldonado is a pointless answer..

 

[teabagyokel]

Jen - Point is, it is a long time since Budapest 2013.

 

[Jen]

Not to a Hungarian, I suspect

 

[Il_leone]

Still does not deserve to be in F1

 

[Mephistopheles]

Never has done, a total waste of perfectly good seat..

 

[Il_leone]

2pts does not justify him being retained

 

[FB]

 

[Johnny Carwash]

Still in a state of shock that he managed to get a couple of points.

 

[Jos the Boss]

Point! He got a point!

 

[Mephistopheles]

Frame it boy, because it ain't ever gonna 'appen again...

 

[Grizzly]

Pastor Maldonado takes the title...

...of most penalties in the season, with 10.

Pastor was (not) quoted as saying "I'm going to hold on to this title, with all my aggression!" at which point he dropped the trophy, damaging it and several others that were yet to be presented.

 

[teabagyokel]

Grizzly - He either dropped the trophy or threw it at Sergio Perez, we're not sure.

 

[RasputinLives]

So with the news that Jolyon Palmer has become the third driver at team Enstone it means that the most dominant GP2 champion of all time is being kept out of an F1 seat by this man. Pastor Maldonado.

Go away Pastor! You've had your chance and for the most you did bugger all with it! Let Jolyon have his shot!

 

[cider_and_toast]

On the bright side Ras, with Palmer waiting in the wings putting pressure on Maldonado to perform, the more mistakes he makes the more pressure he'll be under to be replaced. One two many attempts to leave the circuit early via a wall and Palmer could be behind the wheel before the season is done.