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Maldonado 'rejected' Friday handover

Pastor Maldonado reportedly 'rejected' Lotus' request for him to take a turn on the sidelines in a Friday practice session. To date this season, test driver Jolyon Palmer has twice appeared in a Friday practice session. However, both times it was Romain Grosjean who had to give up his E23 to the British driver. According to a report in Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat, Lotus managing director Federico Gastaldi had asked the Venezuelan driver to 'be fair' and take a turn on the sidelines. But Maldonado and his party 'rejected' the proposal. The newspaper explained that given PDVSA pay 40 million Euros in sponsorship for Maldonado's race-seat, he is in a 'very strong position' when it...
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