Maldonado gets China grid penalty for Gutierrez crash

Lotus's Pastor Maldonado has been handed a five-place grid penalty and given three penalty points on his Super Licence for causing the crash which sent Esteban Gutierrez rolling out of the 2014 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. Maldonado tagged the side of Gutierrez's Sauber at Turn 1 on lap 41 of the 57-lap race, moments after rejoining the track from the pit lane. The contact resulted in the Mexican's car being tipped into a spectacular roll

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