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Maldonado undone by unusual braking problem

Pastor Maldonado fell by the wayside during Q1 after encountering an odd braking problem during the session.Pastor will line up for tomorrow's race in 16th position after a disastrous qualifying. Having shown strong pace throughout practice, Pastor was left in the garage after Q1 after encountering an unusual braking issue: Alan Permane from Lotus explains what went wrong: 'Pastor had a really strong weekend until qualifying when something that we are still investigating caused the front brake system to retain pressure without any pedal input, causing a considerable loss of straightline speed.' Having missed out on points during last weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, Pastor says he's aiming...
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