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2nd February 2016, 18:16 #1
No farewells for the most "entertaining" driver that F1 has seen in this era???
I am surprised. I am hurt. I am insulted. I am gobsmacked (not really - I just like saying that). But most of all, I am... happy that this talking chimp is gone!
An ode to Pastor Maldonado
"Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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2nd February 2016, 18:46 #2
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At least Pastor has that one win to remember from his F1 career. Better than nothing I guess. Not many drivers reach that.
But to be honest, there is not much else to remember (fondly). Just loads of crashes.
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2nd February 2016, 20:24 #3
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Not alone is Pastor one of the worst drivers to ever win a Grand Prix, but he was also probably the most dangerous. The entire F1 grid is safer without him. I'm just glad his F1 career ends without him causing a fatality. Hopefully he will never be seen in a F1 car again, he doesn't deserve it.
Good riddens to a bad and stupid egg!
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3rd February 2016, 02:34 #4
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Ba bye!
May the forza be with you
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3rd February 2016, 11:04 #5
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3rd February 2016, 12:30 #6
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The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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3rd February 2016, 12:55 #7
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Interesting, though it was the era in which there were no 'limits' on components during race weekends. You could completely write off a car, and still race in a spare car. And from what I remember, drivers used to crash/spin or at least 'test the limits' during free practices quite a lot. I'd guess (far) more than nowadays.
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3rd February 2016, 13:09 #8
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An extra 19 wins buys you a lot of credit. And let's face it, it's not like Senna didn't also have a reputation. Had Pastor been the equal or better to anyone for speed, and wrung ridiculous results out if average cars, we wouldn't be talking about his crashes. But he was a terrible combination of dangerous, crashy and really not actually that quick
"I" before "E" except after "C". Weird.
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3rd February 2016, 14:05 #9
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I think Pastor is the ideal candidate for the "Driver who is quick on the day" award .
I have read reports that he was amazing that day .
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3rd February 2016, 15:00 #10
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Maldonano is a better driver than he displayed in 2014/5. A year out may be just the thing he needs to get his act together. Winning a GP in a car that was inferior to a Ferrari with Alonso in it, ahead of the Mclaren with Hamilton in it and a Redbull with Vettel in it, is not a trivial achievement. The last two seasons has not done Maldonado any favors.
Last edited by Nitrodaze; 3rd February 2016 at 16:06.
It was on qualifying stage, he rolled the car and it was said that he won't be able to start the rally. But team managed to repair the car and he did start and dominated drivers like Rossel, Gryazin...
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