Pastor Maldonado news

Nico Rosberg secured his second consecutive Monaco Grand Prix pole position by beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton who starts second. The German however ended the battle early... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was fastest during the final practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix as he threaded his W05 through the narrow city streets to a 1:16.758 - just five... read more »

Felipe Massa is a better driver than Valtteri Bottas. That is the claim of Pastor Maldonado, the Lotus driver who last year was paired with the then rookie Finn Bottas at... read more »

Pastor Maldonado is confident he will remain on the F1 grid despite Venezuela's new sports minister threatening to cut motorsport sponsorship... read more »

Lotus duo Pastor Maldonado and Romain Grosjean say they are struggling because of tyre temperature issues in Monaco. Maldonado and Grosjean were 14th and 16th quickest during... read more »

Fernando Alonso was quickest during second practice for Ferrari to beat Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton by some four-tenths. The session started with a wet track thanks to an... read more »

Pastor Maldonado says he is unmoved by criticisms against him for his numerous Formula 1 crashes this year, as he laughed off a spate of jokes on social media read more »

With the increased focus on reliability and durability in 2014, keeping an eye on the number of power unit components throughout the season could prove key to any championship... read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped the timing screens for first practice from an overcast but dry Monaco, but team-mate Nico Rosberg certainly wasn't far behind. The Briton's time... read more »

Pastor Maldonado concedes Lotus' tardy start to the season has impacted his own form, resulting in too many mistakes... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has denied his sponsorship backing is ending. Early this week, the new Venezuelan sports minister Antonio Alvarez warned the country will not spend "one... read more »

Lotus's Pastor Maldonado is not affected by criticism of his driving but admits he has made mistakes this season. read more »

Pastor Maldonado says his Formula 1 career will be unaffected if the Venezuelan sports ministry stops financially supporting motorsport read more »

Pastor Maldonado reckons Lotus's difficult start to the season has been a factor in his recent spate of accidents, although the Venezuelan accepts he's made more... read more »

Pastor Maldonado insists he will not change his approach at this weekend despite racking up his fourth penalty point of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix last weekend read more »

Lotus F1 driver Pastor Maldonado repeats claims that his funding is not under threat from ongoing investigations into sponsorship irregularities in Venezuela. read more »

Pastor Maldonado's future in Formula 1 may come to an end if he can't prove his talent alone is worthy of a drive, after news that his funding could be cut. The... read more »

Venezuela's new sports minister has hinted that Pastor Maldonado's funding could be at risk. Maldonado's racing career has been hugely financed by Venezuelan... read more »

Lotus team boss Gerard Lopez has backed Pastor Maldonado to recover from his error-strewn start to his career at the team and emulate the sharp upward career trajectory of... read more »

A shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Pastor Maldonado's Formula 1 career, following a decision by the Venezuelan government to slash motorsport funding and switch... read more »

Claiming that Lotus has made 'an incredible step forward', Pastor Maldonado is looking forward to returning to the F1 track he calls 'the special one'. read more »

Pastor Maldonado admits the progress Lotus has made in recent weeks has him dreaming of a podium in the Monaco Grand Prix read more »

After Max Chilton and Marussia surprised the paddock by topping the times on day one, it was the turn of Pastor Maldonado and Lotus to end day two quickest. The […] read more »

Pastor Maldonado believes Lotus has made another significant improvement after he topped the timesheets at the second day of the in-season Barcelona test on Wednesday read more »

Lotus say they're in much better shape now after their difficult start to the season, with Pastor Maldonado hailing "a big step forward" at the end of testing in... read more »