(Lotus F1 Team)
Lotus F1 Deputy Team Principal
Frederico Gastaldi reportedly told his driver Pastor Maldonado to ‘be fair’ and
hand over his car to the team’s test driver Jolyon Palmer, however when asked
to do so the Venezuelan reportedly said no that he would not according to Finnish
newspaper Turun Sanomat.
Maldonado joined the Lotus F1 Team
from the Williams F1 Team in 2014 replacing Kimi Raikkonen who had moved back
to Ferrari. When the Venezuelan moved he brought his sponsor PDVSA with him.
PDVSA spend £40 million for Maldonado’s
race seat at the Lotus F1 Team and this would appear to give him the upper hand
when it comes to his contract.
Palmer has already driven for the
Lotus F1 Team in two free practice session’s this season with the reigning GP2
champion having driven in place of Romain Grosjean on both occasions. Despite
this however it is Grosjean who has scored points for the Mercedes powered
outfit so far this season with Maldonado yet to get a point on the board.
Palmer is due to drive the E23
Hybrid again in two weeks at the Spanish Grand Prix so it will be interesting
to see if this time he drives Maldonado’s car.
All three Lotus F1 Team drivers
will be action at Brands Hatch on Monday as for an open filming day at the
circuit where fans have been invited to come to and watch the days running.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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