Pastor Maldonado News
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| - | Pastor Maldonado VEN | - |
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The cars of the cash-strapped Lotus outfit have been allowed to leave the Spa circuit on team trucks, Sky Sports has learnt.
Lotus say 2015 is "the worst season we have had financially" and that they would love to become a Renault works squad again.
Watch as Pastor Maldonado crashes out of Practice One in Belgium after losing the rear of the Lotus.
Sky F1's Martin Brundle, Damon Hill and Mark Hughes review the performances of all 20 drivers in the first half of 2015...
Nine penalties were handed out during Sunday's Hungarian GP, including three alone for Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado.
Lotus were forced to miss the opening part of P1 in Hungary after Pirelli refused to release tyres to the team over unpaid bills.
Mark Hughes ponders what's next for Pastor Maldonado after 'one of the greatest pieces of car control ever seen' in Austria.
Pastor Maldonado is confident Lotus’s pace in Canada won’t be a one-off as he doesn’t believe it was down to the Mercedes engine.
Lotus say they are ready to power on in their pursuit of fourth-placed Red Bull in the Constructors’ Championship.
Romain Grosjean apologises for collision with Will Stevens, which cost the Frenchman a strong points finish in Canada.
Lotus CEO Matthew Carter says Pastor Maldonado is not untouchable and that the Venezuelan has to prove himself to keep his seat.
Drivers have voiced their support for plans to make F1 cars much faster than the current crop the season after next.
Pastor Maldonado shrugs off unwelcome nickname - but Venezuelan admits he feels "big pressure" from vast sponsorship.
Lotus completed one of their allotted 2015 filming days at Brands Hatch with their E23 car ahead of next week's Spanish GP.
Lotus say Maldonado's "car seems to have a target painted on it for other drivers" as they back him to end run of DNFs.
Jenson Button has been hit with a time penalty and had points added to his licence after crashing into Pastor Maldonado.
Lotus are confident it is only a matter of time before they start consistently scoring points in 2015 after opening race troubles.
Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Pastor Maldonado have all had penalty points added to their licences in Malaysia.
Lotus believe they would have beaten Red Bull in Australia but for a pair of calamities at the start of last week's GP.
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| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
Find out the full schedule for F1 in 2026, who drives for who and how to watch it all live on Sky Sports
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Latest F1 news & video on your mobile
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| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
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