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Maldonado: From crazy to great?

Pastor Maldonado's late-race chase of Max Verstappen's seventh place was a highlight of the Austrian Grand Prix, one which culminated in one of the greatest pieces of raw, reactive car control ever seen. As Pastor had tried to sell Max a dummy – lining up as if to pass on the inside as they raced down the pit straight, then switching left for the outside – he was caught out by how much earlier the old-tyred Verstappen had to brake. Pastor thus found himself in a situation similar to that Max had found himself in at Monaco when trying to pass Romain Grosjean. Flat out in eighth gear with his DRS flap deployed, at 201mph, Maldonado was forced to suddenly swerve left to avoid the...
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