Pastor Maldonado’s manager has played down speculation the Venezuelan might rescue his tattered F1 career by joining Manor in 2016.<\/p>\n
Reportedly amid problems between his crisis-struck sponsor PDVSA and the new Renault works team, 30-year-old Maldonado confirmed this week that he will not be on this year’s grid.<\/p>\n
“I will not go into the details of the contract,” his manager Nicolas Todt, the son of FIA president Jean Todt, is quoted by the French sports daily L’Equipe.<\/p>\n
“But it was done in a friendly manner with Renault.\u00a0 They were fair with us,” Todt added.<\/p>\n
There are still two unconfirmed race seats for the forthcoming season, as drivers including Will Stevens, Alexander Rossi, Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto scrap for the places at Manor.<\/p>\n
And now also potentially in the running is Maldonado.<\/p>\n
But Todt insisted: “I see no real opportunity for us this season.\u00a0 We will try to bounce back in 2017.<\/p>\n
“Manor is not really an option,” he added.\u00a0 “Without insulting them, after five seasons at Williams and Lotus, it would make no sense for Pastor.”<\/p>\n
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