Pastor Maldonado is expected to sign for Lotus this week and fire up the drivers' market for the final places on the grid for the 2014 Formula One world championship season. This became clear in the aftermath of Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix when the moody Venezuelan, who is leaving Williams, admitted that he was in advanced talks with Lotus and Sauber. According to seasoned observers in the paddock, negotiations between Maldonado and Lotus intensified at Interlagos because the team conceded that it could no longer wait to complete a long-promised investment deal with the Quantum Motorsports consortium. Maldonado has sponsorship estimated to be worth more than 35 million euros ($47...
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