How many crashes did Pastor Maldonado have?

You would have thought he’d have learned by now, but Maldonado suffered seven further crashes, and caused another that year. But still he drove on, and in his final season in the Championship, the chaos continued, with countless crashes and calamities tarring the Venezuelan’s name.

Why did Pastor Maldonado crash so much?

In 2014 during the first practice for the Chinese Grand Prix he veered off the road and nearly crashed after getting distracted making adjustments on his steering wheel.

When did Maldonado retire?

2011. Maldonado retired from his first race, the Australian Grand Prix, due to transmission problems. In the Malaysian Grand Prix, he failed to reach Q2 in qualifying and again dropped out of the race. He recorded his first finish in China, in eighteenth place.

What does Maldonado do now?

Maldonado, 33, is moving into sportscar racing for the first time after two years on the sidelines following his final F1 stint with Lotus. Team boss Elton Julian told Autosport: “I’ve been after Pastor for some time and have now been able to offer him the right package.

Which Grand Prix has most crashes?

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has seen the most fatalities; seven drivers have died there during the time that the Indianapolis 500 formed part of the world championship.

Did Maldonado crash today?

Has Maldonado crashed today?? Yes, he did, Pastor Maldonado retired on lap one after colliding with Lotus team-mate Romain Grosjean, whose race also ended because of the incident.

Why did Maldonado leave F1?

Maldonado retired from his first race, the Australian Grand Prix, due to transmission problems. In the Malaysian Grand Prix, he failed to reach Q2 in qualifying and again dropped out of the race.

Why did Maldonado leave f1?

Did Grosjean crash a lot?

Haas F1 driver Grosjean was involved in a huge accident on the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix at the end of November when the chassis of his car was ripped in two, leaving the main monocoque lodged within a barrier.

Where did Pastor Maldonado finish in the 2011 season?

Maldonado finished nineteenth in the Drivers’ Championship and on 1 December 2011, it was confirmed that he would be retained by Williams for the 2012 season. Maldonado began the 2012 season alongside Brazil’s Bruno Senna, for Williams. He started the season with promising pace, qualifying eighth for the Australian Grand Prix.

When did Pastor Maldonado win the Spanish Grand Prix?

Alex Wurz has shot down a conspiracy theory surrounding one of F1’s biggest shock results of the past decade – Pastor Maldonado’s Spanish Grand Prix victory in 2012. Maldonado was in his second year with Williams and arrived at the Circuit de Catalunya in May 2012 having never previously finished higher than eighth in a Formula 1 race.

Why was Pastor Maldonado banned for nine races?

However he was banned for nine races after he ran into a marshal during practice at Monaco. The marshal was attending to another driver who had spun when Maldonado arrived on the scene and hit them both. The marshal suffered a broken back.

When did Pastor Maldonado test for Minardi F1?

That earned him his first F1 test for Minardi at Misano at the end of 2004. The following year he joined Renault’s Driver Development Programme and raced in the World Series by Renault. However he was banned for nine races after he ran into a marshal during practice at Monaco.