10 Reasons Why F1 Won't Be The Same Without Maldonado

On Monday Pastor Maldonado announced his departure from the 2016 F1 grid. He didn't deserve an F1 seat, but we'll miss him. Here's why!
10 Reasons Why F1 Won't Be The Same Without Maldonado

1. Maldonado usually spiced up a race

10 Reasons Why F1 Won't Be The Same Without Maldonado

It was never dull, that’s for sure!

2. He was always pushing like hell

10 Reasons Why F1 Won't Be The Same Without Maldonado

His commitment levels were bonkers!

3. But sometimes it didn’t work out too well

10 Reasons Why F1 Won't Be The Same Without Maldonado

It went two ways - very well, or very badly. Not much in between!

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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…

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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

10 Reasons Why F1 Won't Be The Same Without Maldonado

He made some boring races that little bit more exciting.

7. And he produced one of the most surprising performances ever

Image source: Williams Martini Racing
Image source: Williams Martini Racing

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

Image source: Lotus F1 Team
Image source: Lotus F1 Team

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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Comments

Evan Clay

Forget Maldonado and his crashes. How about that massive temper tantrum from Hamilton? Holy crap! What a big baby.

02/06/2016 - 20:16 |
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Anonymous

#4 Hamilton left absolutely no room for Maldonado…

02/06/2016 - 21:35 |
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Fantaribo

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Yea, entirely Hamilton’s fault

02/08/2016 - 08:51 |
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Anonymous

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…

02/06/2016 - 21:55 |
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Anonymous

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

02/07/2016 - 20:31 |
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Kaczpru Drozdowski

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 :)

02/07/2016 - 23:01 |
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Blib Blub bub

He is like me in racing games

02/08/2016 - 04:50 |
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captaind00m

Maldonado should be a top gear representative

02/08/2016 - 11:56 |
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Anonymous

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.

02/09/2016 - 19:49 |
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