I would agree with the top post. While Maldonado has probably earned his place in F1 car seat, today's teams seem to dispense too easily with anyone who has proven to be only merely a good midfield driver unless there is a good sponsor. Losing PDVSA support would be a "death sentence" for Maldonado. While Maldonado is ok driver, so is Kobayashi, Petrov, Kovalainen, etc.