What is the first name of Mr. Maldonado, the Venezuelan Formula 1 driver?
Pastor Maldonado He considers himself a socialist and was a friend of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. He was one of the guards of honour at Chávez's funeral. Maldonado married Venezuelan journalist Gabriela Tarkanyi on 15 December 2012, in Canaima, Venezuela. They had a baby girl named Victoria in September 2013. Pastor Maldonado Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta (; born 9 March 1985) is a Venezuelan professional racing driver, who competed in Formula One for the Williams (2011–2013) and Lotus (2014–2015) teams. Before entering Formula One, he won the 2010 GP2 Series championship. He became the first Venezuelan to win a Formula
Pastor Maldonado He took part in the end-of-season young driver test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, driving for Williams and Hispania Racing, the rebranded Campos team. On 15 November, Williams confirmed that Hülkenberg had been dropped from the team's 2011 line-up, and Maldonado was duly announced as his replacement on 1 December. In addition to his on-track record, Maldonado also brought sponsorship from the Venezuelan government (through the state-owned PDVSA oil company) to the team. Maldonado retired from his first race, the , due to transmission problems. In the , he failed to reach Q2 in qualifying and again