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Maldonado: I will not be on the F1 starting grid in 2016

Pastor Maldonado, the only Venezuelan to win a grand prix but also one of Formula One's most incident-prone drivers, will be absent from the 2016 starting grid after losing his place at Renault-owned Lotus. 'Today, with the utmost humility, I tell you that I will not be on the Formula One starting grid for the 2016 season,' Maldonado told his 710,000 followers in a lengthy statement on his Twitter account. 'Thanks for all your messages of support, passion and concern about my future.' The 30-year-old's seat looks set to be taken by Denmark's Kevin Magnussen, the 23-year-old who made his debut with McLaren in 2014 only to spend last year on the sidelines. Media reports said Magnussen had...
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