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Maldonado Wants World Title With Williams

Venezuelan F1 driver Pastor Maldonado reckons he has at least one year left with his current Williams team and he would like to show his gratitude to the team by winning the World title.

The Williams driver has made headlines this season, although not always for the right reasons. While the Venezuelan has shown signs of brilliance and speed, claiming pole position and the race victory in Barcelona, he has also been involved in several notable incidents.

In the last four races Maldonado has been involved in three accidents, which have resulted in him being stripped of a point; reprimanded and fined and slapped with a drive-through penalty.

But despite all the negatives, he reckons he has what it takes to win the Drivers title and hopes to secure that title with Williams.

Speaking To AS, the 27 year old driver said: "I would, without doubt, stay there a while, a year at least.  Before leaving Williams I would like to win the Championship with them. I would give the opportunity for this great team that gave me the opportunity to get into F1 for the first time, to win a world championship."

However, the Venezuelan has admitted that nothing is set in stone and that in Formula 1 you never know what might happen. With nine more races to go this season, Maldonado lies 11th in the Championship, having scored 29 points.

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2026 F1 Championship Standings (as of July 5)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Andrea AntonelliMercedes179
2George RussellMercedes154
3Lewis HamiltonFerrari147
4Charles LeclercFerrari108
5Lando NorrisMcLaren97
6Oscar PiastriMcLaren82
7Max VerstappenRed Bull76
8Isack HadjarRed Bull52
9Pierre GaslyAlpine42
10Liam LawsonRacing Bulls39
11Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls20
12Oliver BearmanHaas18
13Franco ColapintoAlpine18
14Gabriel BortoletoAudi6
15Carlos SainzWilliams6
16Alexander AlbonWilliams5
17Esteban OconHaas3
18Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1
19Nico HülkenbergAudi0
20Sergio PerezCadillac0
21Lance StrollAston Martin0
22Valtteri BottasCadillac0
PTeamPoints
1Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team333
         Poles: 9       Sprint wins: 3       GP wins: 7
2Scuderia Ferrari HP255
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 2
3McLaren Mastercard F1 Team179
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
4Oracle Red Bull Racing128
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5BWT Alpine F1 Team60
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Visa Cash App Racing Bulls59
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7TGR Haas F1 Team21
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Atlassian Williams F1 Team11
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Audi Revolut F1 Team6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team1
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Cadillac F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2026 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of July 12)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Jorge MartinAprilia Racing208
2Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing194
3Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo190
4Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing186
5Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46184
6Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing159
7Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM148
8Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo143
9Alex MarquezGresini Racing87
10Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol79
11Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing76
12Enea BastianiniKTM Tech376
13Brad BinderRed Bull KTM64
14Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha55
15Diogo MoreiraPro Honda LCR48
16Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR4646
17Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR34
18Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol26
19Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha21
20Jack MillerPramac Racing19
21Toprak RazgatlıoğluPramac Racing12
22Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech310
23Iker LecuonaGresini Racing9
24Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing5
25Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing0
26Jonas FolgerKTM Tech30
27Michele PirroGresini Racing0
28Cal CrutchlowCastrol Honda LCR0
PTeamPoints
1Aprilia Racing394
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 2       GP wins: 5
2SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team353
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 2       GP wins: 1
3Ducati Lenovo Team333
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 5       GP wins: 3
4Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team230
         Poles: 2       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
5Red Bull KTM Factory Racing212
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
6BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP172
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
7Honda HRC Castrol105
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Red Bull KTM Tech386
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Honda LCR MotoGP82
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP76
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Prima Pramac Racing31
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0