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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.
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