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Abiteboul flies to Venezuela amid Maldonado reports
Renault officials have flown to Caracas amid speculation Pastor Maldonado could lose his Formula 1 race seat for 2016. Reports emerged on Wednesday that former McLaren reserve Kevin Magnussen is in the running for the Venezuelan's seat, having been shown around the Enstone factory. Maldonado was signed up for 2016 by Renault's former owner Lotus, but his lucrative yet scandal-gripped backer PDVSA is reportedly late in its due payments. Omnicorse reports that managing director Cyril Abiteboul on Wednesday flew to the capital Caracas for talks with officials of the Venezuelan state owned oil giant and representatives of Maldonado. Rumours suggest Dane Magnussen has put together a sponsorship...
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