Having spent two days in the Lotus E23 at Barcelona, and quickest on both, Pastor Maldonado says the car is a 'good step forward' on last year's. Maldonado returned to the cockpit of the E23 for the third of four days at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Putting in qualifying style runs in the afternoon, the Venezuelan driver posted a best time of 1:24.348 on the super-soft Pirelli rubber. That ensured him his second P1 of the week by 0.391s over Max Verstappen. However, it's not just the car's pace that has Maldonado smiling. 'The most impressive thing of the car is the drivability,' he told N. 'I think the team has done an excellent job in terms of installation and the new...
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