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The First Time - with Lotus's Pastor Maldonado
In 2012 Pastor Maldonado became the first Venezuelan F1 winner with a commanding performance for Williams in Spain. But despite that breakthrough Maldonado remains one of the sport's most intriguing and erratic characters, splitting opinion arguably more than any other driver.As part of our series to help you get to know the world's best drivers a little better, we caught up with the 29-year old - now at Lotus - to ask about some of the other 'firsts' in his life...Who was your first hero when you were a child?Pastor Maldonado: Very clearly Ayrton Senna. What was the first Grand Prix you can remember watching?PM: Seems like yesterday: Monza 2002. A very emotional race, with Rubens...
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