There can be no debate that Maldonado is very quick, you don't win GP2 races in your first year and 6 features in a row a few years later, or F1 races at all if you do not have speed. I would argue that on speed alone he is potentially quicker than many of the people mentioned on this thread.
To say that the Spain win was a fluke I think is very wrong in my view, he was the quickest person in the race! How can this be classed as a fluke, there have been many times in the past where things just come together for driver and team and it all just clicks. If Hill had won the race in Hungry in 1997 would that have been a fluke or a fantastic drive?
as people have mentioned, the problem with Maldonado is his attitude of things never being his fault and that comes from the fact that he is not and never will be an employee and therefore cannot get sacked.
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