Venezuela want driver in F1 and GP
25 June, 2010
Pastor Maldonado
Jun.25 (GMM) GP2 championship leader Pastor Maldonado claims Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez wants him to debut in formula one.
The well-sponsored 25-year-old has been linked with F1 seats several times, including when he was close to inking a deal with the hopeful Serbian outfit Stefan GP.
“We were nearly ready to sign … but at the end it didn’t get an entry,” he told Reuters at Valencia on Friday.
The news agency said Maldonado is backed by the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA.
“Venezuela is pushing very hard for me, to have me in formula one,” he confirmed. “All my sponsors are from Venezuela so that’s a big support. He (Chavez) is pushing. I know that,” Maldonado, also a contender for a Campos/HRT seat in 2010, added.
He said president Chavez is also interested in hosting a grand prix, possibly off the northeastern coast of the country on Margarita Island.
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If that is what Hugo wants, I guess he will just Nationalize an F1 team. After all, what the petty dictator wants, the petty dictator takes. :0)
Anyway, Pastor deserves a shot, he has done well in GP2 for many years. I just hope he gets a chance before he is too old. His clock is tickin.
I thought Venezuela was that irritating World Cup trumpet that makes such a huge noise on the telly during the footie
Great Idea a Venezuelan GP … I’d go