10 Reasons Why F1 Won't Be The Same Without Maldonado
1. Maldonado usually spiced up a race
It was never dull, that’s for sure!
2. He was always pushing like hell
His commitment levels were bonkers!
3. But sometimes it didn’t work out too well
It went two ways - very well, or very badly. Not much in between!
Ayrton Senna once said “if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver.” Maldonado often went for gaps that didn’t exist…
Whether it was driving onto the grass and crashing, or spinning while changing a steering wheel setting, there were some funny moments!
6. His aggressive driving was always exciting to watch
He made some boring races that little bit more exciting.
7. And he produced one of the most surprising performances ever
When everything went right, he was very quick. 2012 in Spain will remain one of the biggest shocks in F1.
8. His car control was, sometimes, amazing
Some of his drifts and saves were just brilliant.
A few times, the car just caught him out.
10. Overall though, he’s genuinely a nice guy
While he gets a lot of criticism for his erratic driving, Maldonado really is a nice, well-spoken and friendly guy, who a lot of people liked in the F1 paddock. His career in the sport isn’t over just yet, maybe we’ll see him return in the near future, or perhaps he’ll do one of these…
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Forget Maldonado and his crashes. How about that massive temper tantrum from Hamilton? Holy crap! What a big baby.
#4 Hamilton left absolutely no room for Maldonado…
Yea, entirely Hamilton’s fault
Everyone slates Maldonado saing he was a crap driver etc, his main problem in my opinion was he was always pushing too hard and trying too hard casuing him to crash…
Well I think that this guy was just a waste of money… nobody here in Venezuela likes him!! if he wants to race again he should find another sponsor!! he couldn’t drive even in a exhibition che this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUnO_GEFjzc
I like this guy.He may not know how to drive thw best way possible,but he sure as hell loves doing this and he does not fear taking a risk when doing it :)
He is like me in racing games
Maldonado should be a top gear representative
your basically saying that we will miss him because he wont be endangering himself or other drivers? its to sad that he cant cause serious injury anymore? i hate when people say “the best part about the race is the crash”. i do have to agree that he was good sometimes though.