Explaining Pastor Maldonado's Day 4 ending crash, Lotus Technical Director Nick Chester absolved the Venezuelan of blame and explained the E23 technical failure that sent him into the barriers. Pastor was at the wheel for the final day of testing, and had completed 35 laps during the morning session. Working on aero assessment, he came back out in the afternoon, and on his second lap out of the pits, crashed into the barriers at Turn 4. With his reputation preceding him, many initially assumed a simple driving error, but Nick Chester explained that the E23 had suffered a loss of braking power, preventing Pastor from slowing the car sufficiently: 'Pastor was unfortunate to have a...
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