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Maldonado bags what should have been Hulkenberg's seat

AP Images/F1 Pulse Pastor Maldonado has emerged as the thorn in Nico Hulkenberg’s Formula 1 career after the Venezuelan was announced as a Lotus driver for the 2014 season. The Enstone-based outfit had admitted that it preferred to hire the services of the German next season but financial constraints forced it to rope in Maldonado and his sponsor PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-owned oil company which reportedly offers to the tune of €40 million annually. 'It’s no secret that I have wanted a change of scene to help push on with my Formula 1 career and Lotus offered the very best opportunity for me to be competitive next season,' said Maldonado, who spent his first three...
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