Maldonado. Not of this planet..

Maldonado. Not of this planet..

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IIIRestorerIII

842 posts

229 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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Rumours he's being replaced by Magnussen...

MiniMan64

16,952 posts

191 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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If Total Cost of Repairs > Total Value of Missing Oil Money

then its a no-brainer!

FourWheelDrift

88,615 posts

285 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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Renault boss: "Ok Pastor, we've finalised our 2016 plans, do you want to be the first to see them?"
Pastor: "Yes please boss"


IanUAE

2,930 posts

165 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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He would still hit the door on the way out......

lee_fr200

5,485 posts

191 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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Tbh Kevin deserves it more than pastor

FW18

243 posts

142 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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Meanwhile in Switzerland...


MartG

20,702 posts

205 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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FW18 said:
Meanwhile in Switzerland...

The problem being he hasn't got any $

FourWheelDrift

88,615 posts

285 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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They screwed 2015 up by having Giedo van der Garde and Adrian Sutil and then dropping them (4 into 2 don't fit) they already have 2 drivers for 2016 and probably doesn't want a 3rd driver and another legal case this year.

Vocal Minority

8,582 posts

153 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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I'd quite like to see him in aManor.

I'd very much like them to get his money

pits

6,429 posts

191 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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I kind of hope that Maldonado turned up at headquarters to see the car and his visit went like this
  • swipes card*..."errurrh"
  • swipes card*..."errurh"
  • presses call button*.... "Hello?"
"Hello, it's Pastor"
"Hi Maldo, my man, what's going down?"
"Well my card no worky on the machine"
"Ahhh yes....*click*"
Kev turns up
"what's going on Pastor?"
via Imgflip GIF Maker

"Kevin!...I've pierced my foot on a spike"
via Imgflip GIF Maker

the other me

613 posts

154 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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BarbaricAvatar

1,416 posts

149 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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the other me said:
Nah. They said he was going to hit a new level in 2014 and he didn't. Then again in 2015 and he didn't. He is what he is, there's nothing more to come in my opinion.

FourWheelDrift

88,615 posts

285 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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Well he has hit lots of things, levels perhaps not being one of them.

hairyben

8,516 posts

184 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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FourWheelDrift said:
Well he has hit lots of things, levels perhaps not being one of them.
The thing is, there's some real pace within him, perhaps just not the refinement at the limit f1 requires.

If he'd stop dicking around in F1 he could have had a decent stab at rallyX or something where you can afford to be a little less precise.

Sadly I suspect his backing will get him a making-up-the-numbers drive somewhere.

Vaud

50,666 posts

156 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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hairyben said:
The thing is, there's some real pace within him, perhaps just not the refinement at the limit f1 requires.

If he'd stop dicking around in F1 he could have had a decent stab at rallyX or something where you can afford to be a little less precise.

Sadly I suspect his backing will get him a making-up-the-numbers drive somewhere.
Formula E. Would bring them money and publicity.

MartG

20,702 posts

205 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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Vaud said:
hairyben said:
The thing is, there's some real pace within him, perhaps just not the refinement at the limit f1 requires.

If he'd stop dicking around in F1 he could have had a decent stab at rallyX or something where you can afford to be a little less precise.

Sadly I suspect his backing will get him a making-up-the-numbers drive somewhere.
Formula E. Would bring them money and publicity.
The problem is that his backing seems to have evaporated, hence him losing the Renault drive

Vaud

50,666 posts

156 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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MartG said:
The problem is that his backing seems to have evaporated, hence him losing the Renault drive
Sure, but even if he has a few mill...

hairyben

8,516 posts

184 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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Vaud said:
hairyben said:
The thing is, there's some real pace within him, perhaps just not the refinement at the limit f1 requires.

If he'd stop dicking around in F1 he could have had a decent stab at rallyX or something where you can afford to be a little less precise.

Sadly I suspect his backing will get him a making-up-the-numbers drive somewhere.
Formula E. Would bring them money and publicity.
My point was more about where he could have more chance of success rather than looking silly, and is employing captain catastrophe to crash on cue and boost audiences what formula E is looking for? I thought it was aiming to be a bit more "mature" and "responsible" and highbrow.

rohrl

8,747 posts

146 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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Maldonado should be driving this next year -



He has much better car control and driving skill than the scrap dealers who make up 90% of the starting grid at a banger race, as proven by the fact that he is not a mobile chicane in F1 and has actually won a race. His problem is that he is too prone to crashing and causing damage which wouldn't be an issue in bangers. He could be a world champion in banger racing.

thegreenhell

15,483 posts

220 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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MartG said:
Vaud said:
hairyben said:
The thing is, there's some real pace within him, perhaps just not the refinement at the limit f1 requires.

If he'd stop dicking around in F1 he could have had a decent stab at rallyX or something where you can afford to be a little less precise.

Sadly I suspect his backing will get him a making-up-the-numbers drive somewhere.
Formula E. Would bring them money and publicity.
The problem is that his backing seems to have evaporated, hence him losing the Renault drive
Even if his PDVSA backing is still there, I can foresee a small issue with an oil company being asked to sponsor electric car racing...