Having competed themselves, my father and my uncle are very passionate about motorsport, so I inherited it from them. Pastor Maldonado More Quotes by Pastor Maldonado More Quotes From 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 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
