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Magnussen closes on Maldonado Renault seat

Kevin Magnussen is set to be revealed as a Renault F1 driver in the coming days as it looks increasingly likely that Pastor Maldonado has been dropped from the team over a sponsorship dispute. The Venezuelan was confirmed with the team under its former Lotus guise in September 2015 and was set to remain alongside Jolyon Palmer as the Enstone-based squad made the transition into full Renault ownership over the winter. However, though Renault bosses had counted on the backing that Maldonado provides from state-run oil firm PDVSA, its reported failure to meet its terms in the wake of plunging oil prices is set to lose the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix winner his job. According to Autosport, this...
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