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Pastor Maldonado’s Moneybag

27th February, 2014 (F1plus/G. Polychronis).- ‘Pay drivers’ in Formula One have been a messy aspect of the sport for many years, and soon, it will get to the stage where teams will sign a driver just for the moneybag that they bring with them. An example of this can been seen through Lotus’ acquisition of Pastor Maldonado. A ‘pay driver’ is a driver for a motorsport team that provides financial support from a personal sponsor, which is used to assist the team’s operations. In short, it is a driver who pays for a Formula One career. Now that ‘pay drivers’ are becoming more prominent in modern Formula One racing, the topic tends to spark much debate within the Formula...
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