Pastor Maldonado Held a Live Chat Until it Crashed

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Dhruv George

Jan 29, 2019 | 8:29 AM EST

Pastor Maldonado Held a Live Chat Until it Crashed

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Dhruv George

Jan 29, 2019 | 8:29 AM EST

When one normally hosts a live chat on social media, one thing that everyone has to combat is a poor internet connection. That sort of fate befell The F1 community’s favourite person to troll, Pastor Maldonado.

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After leaving Formula One, the Venezuelan became a test driver for Pirelli. But for the 2019 season, he has joined the WEC grid. Maldonado is racing for the DragonSpeed team. The Venezuelan will drive DragonSpeed’s LMP2 ORECA-Gibson 07. He will be sharing driving duties with Champ Car driver Roberto Gonzalez.

Ahead of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, he held a live chat on Instagram, but for some inexplicable reason, it crashed.

Tried to join Maldonado’s Instagram live but it crashed 😔 pic.twitter.com/5V7qeBinG7
— WTF1 (@wtf1official) January 26, 2019

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At the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, the LMP2 category is led by the #81 DragonSpeed Oreca car of James Allen by a lap over the sister car of Pastor Maldonado.

Regarding the failed live chat, everyone has heard of crashing the internet and now, Maldonado can cross that off his list.

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Dhruv George is EssentiallySports’ foremost authority on motorsport and a founding member of the outlet’s NASCAR desk. A Journalism graduate fluent in English and French, he brings over eight years of motorsports journalism experience covering everything from high-octane NASCAR battles to the finesse of Formula 1 and MotoGP. His extensive paddock access has earned him exclusive interviews with top names such as F1’s Pierre Gasly and Moto2’s Tony Arbolino, cementing his reputation as a trusted voice among racing fans. Known for his candid opinions, Dhruv isn’t afraid to tackle contentious officiating calls, most recently defending Joey Logano after the DYL penalty in Phoenix. Before focusing on NASCAR as a Senior Writer, Dhruv contributed extensively to EssentiallySports’ coverage of F1 and NASCAR, building a versatile and impactful sports portfolio.

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