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Maldonado defends Ericsson move

Pastor Maldonado has defended the move in Brazil on Marcus Ericsson which earned him a time penalty. Running as high as sixth at one stage, Maldonado, one of only two drivers to start on the prime tyres, was battling Ericsson for 13th (ironically), when he opted to make a Verstappen-type move on the Swede in Turn 1. Unfortunately, the Lotus driver, not being Verstappen, made a complete pig's ear of it and the two clashed, causing Ericsson's to spin and effectively ending his race in the process. 'Pastor made a move on me into Turn 1,' said the Swede. 'It was just too late, he hit the back of my car, spun me around and we had to pit to check for damage. I lost around 30 to 40 seconds and,...
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