Williams is attracting state funding form nations such as Venezuela and Maldonado . Formula One says being sponsored by Venezuelan money is `` a huge responsibility '' `` It 's not so common in F1 at the moment , but this is already a big source of funding in its feeder series GP2 . The Pastor Maldonado driver was personally encouraged into F1 by late president Williams . Maldonado has set up a foundation to fund next Venezuelan F1 driver .
Williams is attracting state funding form nations such as Venezuela and Maldonado . Formula One says being sponsored by Venezuelan money is `` a huge responsibility '' The Pastor Maldonado driver was personally encouraged into F1 by late president Williams . Maldonado has set up a foundation to fund next Venezuelan F1 driver .