Pastor Maldonado News
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| - | Pastor Maldonado VEN | - |
Pastor Maldonado has been issued with a grid drop for China and penalty points for Esteban Gutierrez collision.
Pastor Maldonado denies feeling frustrated by Lotus's problems after spending another day on the sidelines in Malaysia.
Pastor Maldonado admits it has been a "very tough" start to life at Lotus following his winter switch from Williams.
Lotus have warned it could take until the Spanish GP in May before they return to the level they want to compete at.
Lotus Technical Director Nick Chester is expecting a "difficult" couple of races at the start of the upcoming F1 season.
Williams Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds says the team's new FW36 car has 'run like a dream' in pre-season testing.
Rob White says "steps forward" have been made to try and fix Renault's power unit but it's "some weeks" behind schedule.
Pastor Maldonado is confident Lotus are progressing to a position of competitiveness with the late-appearing E22.
Lotus's Nick Chester says he can see no reason why they can't be the leading Renault-powered team in the early races.
Pastor Maldonado believes the Renault power unit may prove to be "even better" than Mercedes' as the season unfolds.
Lotus have confirmed they have reached agreement with Renault for use of their power unit for "2014 and beyond."
Lotus have become the 11th and final team to launch their 2014 car, with the E22 debuting on Day One of the Bahrain test
Lotus have announced that Romain Grosjean will debut the E22 at this week's Bahrain test.
Lotus have revealed the first image of their 2014 car - the E22 - in action during a filming day at Jerez last week.
Lotus are running their new E22 car on track for the first time on Friday in a promotional filming day at Jerez.
Moving from Williams to Lotus for 2014, will it be the catalyst that sees Maldonado become a multiple race winner?
Lotus Technical Director Nick Chester has reiterated that the two-pronged nose design on the E22 is legal.
Lotus have unexpectedly released the first images of their new E22 car, just minutes after McLaren's launch event.
Lotus owner Gerard Lopez has played down fears about their future and confirmed that talks with Quantum are now over.
Lewis Hamilton will use the number '44' in 2014 and World Champion Sebastian Vettel is to be badged as number '1'.
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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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| # | 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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