Pastor Maldonado confirmed himself that he’d been axed by Renault and wouldn’t race in Formula One this season. Now Renault Sport F1 (formally the Lotus Twitter account) have paid tribute to the Venezuelan, thanking him for making the mechanics work so hard his loyal service for the past two seasons.
After two years of loyal service, we would like to say a heartfelt goodbye and thank you to @Pastormaldo. […] pic.twitter.com/7QOiuwPSIK
— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) February 5, 2016
While his ontrack performance has been discussed plenty by fans & pundits alike, we enjoyed working with a bright, friendly, extremely […]
— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) February 5, 2016
funny guy who got on brilliantly with everyone in the team and pushed tirelessly to get the maximum out of his car. […]
— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) February 5, 2016
Maldonado joined Lotus in 2014 from Williams and scored a handful of points finishes in his two years with the team, as well as plenty of penalty points.
Thank you very much for two years of fun, @Pastormaldo . We will miss you! pic.twitter.com/02riqfo4Go
— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) February 5, 2016
We’ll miss you too, Pastor!
