 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - PaSingapore Grand PrixMaldonado akabuda panzira, uye paakazobatanazve iye naButton vakarwisana. Mudzivisi wemotokari yaMaldonado akakuvadzwa muchinoitika chacho. Nokukurumidza pashure pechiitiko chacho, shasha yenyika Button akaenda kunhepfenyuro kuti ataure pamusoro paMaldonado kuti Ndinofanira kuva ndakaziva, ane pfungwa dzakaipa. Nguva pfupi mushure mechiitiko ichi, Lotus yakasimbisa kuti Maldonado aizotyaira timu iyi muna 2016. MuJapan, Maldonado akatanga kubva kunze kwepamusoro 10, asi akakwira kusvika pachinomwe pakarepo mushure mekutanga. Zvisinei, akakundwa naHülkenberg panguva yekumira kwekutanga, achimuwisira pachinhanho chechisere, kwaakagara kusvika pakupera kwemujaho. MuRussia, akatanga ari pachinzvimbo chechi14. Akanga aita zvikamu zvitanhatu panguva yemakwikwi kuti apedze panzvimbo yechisere, iyo yakava yechinomwe sezvo Räikkönen akatongerwa kukonzera tsaona pakupedzisira. MuUS Grand Prix, Maldonado akatanga ari wechi13, asi aifanira kutora matanho ekudzivirira mukona yekutanga, izvo zvakamuwisira pa18th. Pasinei neizvi, akakwanisa kudzokera muhondo yezvinyorwa, nekuda kwekukwira kwepamusoro mumakwikwi uye nguva mbiri dzekuchengetedza motokari, paakasvika motokari dziri mberi kwake. Pakupedzisira, akapedza ari wechisere. Pamutambo weBrazil Grand Prix, Maldonado akamhanya achipesana naEricsson. Chikwata chaMaldonado cheLotus chakatsanangura chiitiko ichi se oops, asi vatongi vakafunga kuti chiitiko ichi chakanga chakakomba saka vakapa chirango chemasekondi mashanu kuna Maldonado. Pasinei nechirango, akakwanisa kupedza ari pakati pemapoinzi. Pa Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Maldonado naAlonso vakarovera, vachikuvadza motokari yaMaldonado uye vachimumanikidza kuti arege. Maldonado akapedza mwaka aine mapoinzi makumi maviri nemanomwe uye nzvimbo yegumi nemana muWorld Drivers Championship. Vatsinhiri vakatarira shure kubasa rake vachidisa apo vachitaura pamusoro pokusawirirana kwakanga kwamugovera zita remadunhurirwa rokuti Crashtor. 