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Spanish Grand Prix Flashback: Maldonado pulls a stunner
“Well to be fair, no one ever said he was slow.” That statement just about sums up the reaction to Pastor Maldonado’s unlikely victory at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. Despite being the 2010 GP2 champion, the Venezuelan had quickly gained a reputation for his inability to both avoid the stewards’ ire, and keep his car in one piece – yet for one race, that championship pedigree would shine through. Enjoying a ho-hum, start to the season, Maldonado had a grand total of one finish to his name in the first four races – a P8 two races prior in China. Forget challenging for a race win, Maldonado’s main preoccupation was fending off the challenge of new teammate Bruno Senna,...
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