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Maldonado's future clouded after death of Hugo Chavez
By Editor on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 State-sponsored F1 driver Pastor Maldonado's future appears clouded, following the death of controversial Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.
Backed by the state-controlled oil company PDVSA, the Williams driver expressed relief late last year when the socialist incumbent was re-elected for a new six year term.
'Long live democracy!' Maldonado, who was a personal friend of the late Chavez, had exclaimed on Twitter.
But in the last years and weeks, 58-year-old Chavez has been battling cancer, and his death has now triggered a presidential election that must be held within 30 days.
'Viva Chavez,' Maldonado said on Twitter following Chavez's death on...
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