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    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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    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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    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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    Ba bye!
    May the forza be with you

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Black Knight View Post
    Not alone is Pastor one of the worst drivers to ever win a Grand Prix, but he was also probably the most dangerous.
    You have a point that Maldonado is perhaps the worst driver to win an F1 race... certainly at least in the last 30 years. I am unsure about the eras before that, there is some room for debate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jens View Post
    You have a point that Maldonado is perhaps the worst driver to win an F1 race... certainly at least in the last 30 years. I am unsure about the eras before that, there is some room for debate.
    Senna at the end of 6 seasons.

    Maldonado - 95 starts - 1 win - 28 DNFs - 53 incidents.
    Senna at - 95 starts - 20wins - 31 DNFs - 66 incidents.

    This is inclusive of incidents that happened in practice, qualifying and during races.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rollo View Post
    Senna at the end of 6 seasons.

    Maldonado - 95 starts - 1 win - 28 DNFs - 53 incidents.
    Senna at - 95 starts - 20wins - 31 DNFs - 66 incidents.

    This is inclusive of incidents that happened in practice, qualifying and during races.
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Rollo View Post
    Senna at the end of 6 seasons.

    Maldonado - 95 starts - 1 win - 28 DNFs - 53 incidents.
    Senna at - 95 starts - 20wins - 31 DNFs - 66 incidents.

    This is inclusive of incidents that happened in practice, qualifying and during races.
    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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    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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    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 17:06.

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