Lotus reserve and GP2 champion Jolyon Palmer will make his debut for the team at this week's Barcelona pre-season test. The Briton will drive the E23 on the second day of... read more »
Pastor Maldonado news
Pastor Maldonado
| Team | Lotus |
|---|---|
| Country | Venezuela |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Points | 76 |
| Grands Prix entered | 96 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x1) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 10/03/1985 |
| Place of birth | Maracay, Venezuela |
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Jolyon Palmer will get a full day in the Lotus E23 Hybrid during the second F1 test in Barcelona, alongside Pastor Maldonado and Romain Grosjean. read more »
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Max Verstappen's much talked about talent isn't just hype according to Toro Rosso's senior race engineer, Xevi Pujolar, who has described the 17-year-old as... read more »
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Whilst Ferrari and Sauber may have topped the times during the opening pre-season test in Jerez last week, speed trap data shows they might not have closed the gap to Mercedes... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado is determined to help Lotus to regain its form, saying they have "everything in the right place to win"... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado is confident the new Mercedes-powered E23 will help return Lotus to the upper half of the F1 field in 2015 following a tough 2014 season. read more »
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The first pre-season test is now over and Ferrari have emerged as a potential title challenger with Kimi Raikkonen topping the combined times, whilst Ferrari power locked out... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado enjoys a largely trouble-free outing in Jerez as he clocks up almost 150 laps laps in the Lotus-Mercedes over two days. read more »
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Day three of the opening Jerez test saw Sauber's Felipe Nasr finally topple Ferrari from the top of the timing screens, but only just. With Sebastian Vettel quickest on... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado took plenty of positives from Lotus' first day of testing with the new Mercedes-powered E23... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado is optimistic that the Lotus F1 team will be able to banish the memories of last season after an initial run in the new E23 at Jerez. read more »
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Pastor Maldonado is refusing to get carried away from his first day with the Lotus E23 but thinks it has an abundance of potential, especially from its new Mercedes engine read more »
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Pastor Maldonado says he is optimistic over Lotus' potential after he enjoyed his first day of running in the squad's new E23 Hybrid. Maldonado endured a difficult... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado says the Lotus E23 is a completely different car compared to its troubled predecessor, following the 2015 machine's first day of testing read more »
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Pastor Maldonado says he is encouraged by the potential of Lotus' E23 Hybrid after putting the first miles on the car during pre-season testing at the Circuito de Jerez. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel topped the times for the second day in a row, keeping Ferrari ahead of its rivals in Jerez on Tuesday. The German's quickest lap, a 1:20.984, was posted... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado says Lotus has done a lot of "clever work" over the winter and he is confident the team will have a "strong" car for the new season read more »
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Pastor Maldonado has long had his critics in Formula 1, with members of the press and the public lambasting him whenever he happens to spin ... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado is adamant he won't let criticism from fans, saying it "doesn't matter" what naysayers think about him... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado insists he is not bothered by the criticism he gets from some Formula 1 fans and prefers to focus on those who do support him read more »
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Pastor Maldonado doesn't deserve the bad image he's been assigned by Formula 1 fans according to Lotus trackside operations director Alan Permane. The Venezuelan is... read more »
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Lotus' Alan Permane insists Pastor Maldonado is one of the best drivers he has worked with despite the Venezuelan's "bad image"... read more »
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The FIA has released an updated entry list for the 2015 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, though it remains largely unchanged from the original document. The main susprises are... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado dealt with Lotus's tough 2014 Formula 1 season better than Romain Grosjean and does not deserve his "awfully bad" image, reckons the team's... read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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- Drivers list
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Romain Grosjean
- Pastor Maldonado
- Jenson Button
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Will Stevens
- Roberto Merhi
- Felipe Nasr
- Max Verstappen
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Sergio Perez
- Adrian Sutil
- Esteban Gutierrez
- Jean-Eric Vergne
- Daniil Kvyat
- Felipe Massa
- Valtteri Bottas
- Jules Bianchi
- Max Chilton
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Marcus Ericsson
- Robert Kubica
- Michael Schumacher
- Paul di Resta
- Heikki Kovalainen
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | George Russell | 51 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 8 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 98 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 67 |
| 3 | McLaren | 18 |
| 4 | Haas F1 Team | 17 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 12 |
| 7 | Alpine | 10 |
| 8 | Audi | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |