Lotus are backing Pastor Maldonado to start delivering points for the team after being involved in a string of collisions at the start of 2015. The Venezuelan is the only driver in the field to have retired from all three races so far, with his involvement in Australia and China ended by clashes with Felipe Nasr and Jenson Button respectively. In Malaysia, meanwhile, the Lotus driver's rear tyre was punctured at the start by Valtteri Bottas and he eventually retired with problematic brakes. It was brake issues again that contributed to Maldonado's adventures prior to being hit by Button last weekend, when he overshot the pitlane entry and then spun as he attempted to move back up the field....
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