Pastor Maldonado's demonstration of a Formula 1 car turned short on Sunday when he crashed the damaged the year-old Williams FW33.
The Venezuelan Grand Prix winner was due to complete a 12-lap run on the Fuerte Tiunas military parade ground in front of 20,000 fans and numerous political and military VIPs, with team owner Sir Frank Williams and shareholder Christian "Toto" Wolff also present.
However, on his second "lap" on this extremely bumpy and slippery surface downtown Caracas, Maldonado spun the F1 car under braking and damaged its suspension on the roadside kerbing.
The Venezuelan Grand Prix winner was due to complete a 12-lap run on the Fuerte Tiunas military parade ground in front of 20,000 fans and numerous political and military VIPs, with team owner Sir Frank Williams and shareholder Christian "Toto" Wolff also present.
However, on his second "lap" on this extremely bumpy and slippery surface downtown Caracas, Maldonado spun the F1 car under braking and damaged its suspension on the roadside kerbing.