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Lotus F1 sign Maldonado and his money
Lotus once crowed about their intent on being a first-class operation in Formula 1 and not lowering themselves to the 'pay-driver' scenario that's so prevalent in F1 these days. they touted Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean as shining examples of how this team was taking the title battle seriously and paying for the best drivers.
At the time it was a bit of a slap in the face to Williams F1 and other teams who needed paying drivers to prop up their balance sheet but Lotus F1 was different. Come to find out, they're not different at all. In fact, many are disappointed that the team would fail to secure the Quantum investment group money and reduce themselves to hiring Maldonado for his...
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