Pastor Maldonado Professions : Racing driver Born : March 10, 1985 Browse All Authors Top 13 quotes by Pastor Maldonado You can always improve your fitness if you keep training. Pastor Maldonado training ifs I think in my car somebody is playing with the pressure and the temperatures. Pastor Maldonado car pressure thinking That was a frustrating race for me. I pushed as hard as possible at the start on the medium tyres whilst everyone around me was on the grippier soft compound rubber. Once I moved to the soft tyres I was able to set the race's then fastest lap so things looked good with our strategy. Unfortunately the engine anti-kill triggered when I came in to make my final pit stop which cost me a lot of time. It's frustrating as we should have finished strongly. My focus is now Barcelona where I've delivered very strongly in the past. Pastor Maldonado race should-have past I'm used to having a lot of criticism. It's normal. It's normal when you come from South America, when you have a country pushing very hard in your back. Pastor Maldonado back you criticism country Williams is one of the big names in F1 with a really strong pedigree, so it is an honour to be driving for them. Pastor Maldonado big honour driving strong I just want to do my best, to be as close to the top as I can, and to get the maximum out of the car. Pastor Maldonado best car i-can want We live in a free world, so everyone can say whatever. Pastor Maldonado live say free world Williams really does feel like a family, and I have built up very good relationships with people here; in fact, some of my best friends work for Williams. A friendly atmosphere can really help on the track as well because I feel like I can communicate freely with the team. Pastor Maldonado best good family work As a driver, you always dream of winning a F1 race, and to win so early on in my career was very special. Pastor Maldonado win you dream winning Having competed themselves, my father and my uncle are very passionate about motorsport, so I inherited it from them. Pastor Maldonado uncle about passionate father In my city of Maracay, there is a go kart circuit about five minutes from my home. When I was about three or four years old, I said I wanted to race, but I was too young; then, when I reached the age of seven, my father gave me a kart and we started from there. Pastor Maldonado me age home father After karting in Venezuela, I came to Europe in 1998 to compete in international kart races, which was great for me to get experience racing outside my country. After consistently being at the top, I decided to move to Italian Formula Renault. Pastor Maldonado great me experience racing I did some mistakes; I accept that - I always accept my mistakes. For sure, we are looking forward to improve, to deliver my best as always. Pastor Maldonado mistakes looking best looking-forward Similar Authors Buddy Rice racing-driver Brian Redman racing-driver Allan McNish racing-driver Andy Granatelli racing-driver Alex Zanardi racing-driver Alberto Ascari racing-driver All Authors
