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Vandoorne aiming for F1 race seat in 2017
Stoffel Vandoorne has acknowledged that his Formula 1 race career will have to wait until the 2017 season at least. The McLaren-backed Belgian has been dominant en route to becoming the new GP2 champion this year. 'There is always pressure,' said the 23-year-old, 'because I knew after coming second last year I had to win in 2015, but I feel that I've handled it well. 'I've broken almost every record in GP2, so that shows how strong my season has been.' McLaren's race lineup is all locked out for now with Fernando Alonso alongside Jenson Button, and as GP2 champion, Vandoorne cannot simply stay in the feeder series. So he will be McLaren's official reserve in 2016, almost certainly...
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