State-sponsored F1 driver Pastor Maldonado’s future appears clouded, following the death of controversial Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Backed by the... 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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Williams team-mates Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas are both confident that the Grove outfit has made gains with its 2013 compared to last year's. The outfit... read more »
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Williams duo Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas are confident that they have the car needed to challenge near the front in Formula 1 this season given the team's winter... read more »
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Williams Technical Director Mike Coughlan was upbeat about his team’s prospects for the Australian Grand Prix following the conclusion of winter testing in Barcelona.... read more »
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Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on top for the final day of pre-season testing ahead of the new season with a lap of 1:20.130. The German traded fastest laps with Ferrari's... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado says Williams has the potential to be "very close to the top teams" after the conclusion of pre-season testing read more »
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Pastor Maldonado had plenty of positive words to say about the upgrade package Williams brought to its FW35 chassis at the Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday. The Grove-based... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado has delivered an upbeat assessment on the substantial bodywork and exhaust changes Williams rolled out onto the FW35 on Saturday in Barcelona. read more »
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Pastor Maldonado said the new Williams aerodynamic upgrade gives him "a great feeling immediately from the first lap" read more »
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Lewis Hamilton lit up the timing screens on Saturday to post the fastest lap seen during the two four-day tests at Barcelona so far. The Mercedes driver posted a 1:20.558 -... read more »
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The second day of the final test saw drier conditions in the morning, which Lotus's Romain Grosjean capitalised on fully to go quickest with a 1:22.716. The Frenchman had... read more »
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Romain Grosjean went fastest around Circuit de Catalunya by completing a lap in 1:22.716 towards the end of the dry afternoon. Jenson Button posted the second time while Pastor... read more »
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Lotus driver Romain Grosjean topped the timing screens at the Circuit de Catalunya on Friday, making full use of the day’s dry spell to deliver a 1:22.716 on a set of... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado believes Williams will start this season on a much better footing compared to the two previous two years... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado says he and Williams are in the best shape they have been since they starting working together in Formula 1. read more »
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Williams completed the most amount of mileage at the Circuit de Catalunya last week, despite the fact that it was the only team debuting a brand-new car. Over the course of the... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado has hailed Williams' first outing in the FW35 after a problem-free four days at Barcelona... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado reckons Williams has got its pre-season off to the best start yet in the three years he has been at the team read more »
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Lewis Hamilton ended up fastest on the final day of the second pre-season test in Barcelona on Friday. The Mercedes driver made the most of a break in the showers to post a... read more »
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The alarm in the paddock about Pirelli’s 2013 tyres is growing louder with every day. The latest shock is the performance of the new ‘supersoft’... read more »
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Williams enjoyed a strong third day of testing at Barcelona, with drivers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas sharing the driving duties. Both men managed to complete a... read more »
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Fernando Alonso was the quickest man come the checkered flag on the third day of testing in Barcelona. He will hand the car over to Felipe Massa on Friday. The Spaniard's... read more »
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Williams racers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas shared driving duties on the third day of the second pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya. Maldonado drove during... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado has played down concerns that Williams will take a step backwards if they are forced to make changes to their exhaust design... read more »
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The new Williams FW35 is a big improvement on its Formula 1 predecessor, according to the team's lead driver Pastor Maldonado 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 |