Pastor Maldonado injured while training

Pastor Maldonado to miss Istanbul race due to injury.

While preparations for the forthcoming GP2 Series event at Istanbul Park, (starting on August 26) were undergoing, Trident Racing received a very bad news regarding Pastor Maldonado. The Venezuelan driver was injured during his regular training program, as he broke one of his collarbones falling from his bicycle.

"This is a compound fracture" said Dr. Ceccarelli, who promptly assisted Maldonado, "that was also anayized by Dr. Vito Maiolino, who ruled out surgery. Pastor`s arm was fitted with an elastic bandage to block shoulder but, since this phase is very painful, we`ll need at least 20 days to know when he`ll be able to get back on-track. The recovery, which is very variable from person to person, will be monitored each week with x-rays, to keep having a global picture".

Trident Racing would like to wish Pastor a prompt and complete recovery. In the next days, the team will give communication about the name of his temporary replacement.

-credit: trident racing