Maldonado penalised for Hamilton collision

Williams driver Pastor Maldonado loses his tenth place finish in Valencia
23.06.2012- Free Practice 3, Pastor Maldonado (VEN) Williams F1 Team FW34
23.06.2012- Free Practice 3, Pastor Maldonado (VEN) Williams F1 Team FW34
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Pastor Maldonado has been handed a 20-second penalty following his collision with Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap of the European Grand Prix.

As a result he now slips from tenth place overall in his Williams to twelfth. His misfortune promotes Bruno Senna up into tenth in the sister car, so the Grove-based outfit still scores.

Pastor Maldonado has been handed a 20-second penalty following his collision with Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap of the European Grand Prix.

As a result he now slips from tenth place overall in his Williams to twelfth. His misfortune promotes Bruno Senna up into tenth in the sister car, so the Grove-based outfit still scores.

Meanwhile, Kamui Kobayashi had been handed a five-place grid penalty for Silverstone after his coming together with Felipe Massa.

Similarly, Jean-Eric Vergne has also got a grid penalty for the next event following his incident with Heikki Kovalainen. The Frenchman though will drop ten places on the grid. He was also fined 25,000 Euros.

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