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Report claims Maldonado refusing to give up FP1 seat

According to a report in Finnish media, Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado is refusing to give up his E23 to Jolyon Palmer for FP1 sessions. Jolyon Palmer is the reserve driver for Lotus in 2015, and has also been promised FP1 sessions to get more track time and experience in the E23. Palmer was at the wheel of Romain Grosjean's car during FP1 in China & Bahrain. Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat are reporting that Pastor Maldonado has now been asked to sit out FP1 on a few occasions to allow Palmer to drive, a request the Venezuelan is refusing. Pastor, who brings vast amounts of sponsorship money from his home country's oil company PDVSA, has ‘made it clear to the team that his agreement...
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