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Maldonado retirement ‘self-inflicted’ say Lotus
Pastor Maldonado was an early retirement during the Belgian Grand Prix after losing drive on the exit of Eau Rouge on the second lap, but his Lotus F1 Team have revealed the issue was self-inflicted by the Venezuelan. Lotus Trackside Operations Director Alan Permane revealed that Maldonado broke his car by running off track at Eau Rouge, resulting in the Venezuelan retiring for a seventh time in eleven races in 2015. 'Maldonado's retirement was self-inflicted,' said Permane. 'He had a huge off at Eau Rouge. That damaged the clutch-control system. 'The valves were damaged and that locked his clutch out. That's why he couldn't get back.' Maldonado had been looking good up to that point,...
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