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Vandoorne to make F1 race debut for McLaren

Stoffel Vandoorne will make his Formula 1 World Championship debut this weekend after being called up to replace the injured Fernando Alonso at McLaren-Honda. The highly-rated Belgian had been facing a season on the F1 sidelines as the reserve driver for the McLaren-Honda team, but the news that Alonso failed his pre-Bahrain medical in the wake of his monster shunt in Australia has paved the way for Vandoorne to make his first race appearance. Vandoorne's promotion comes after he produced a record-breaking season en route to the 2015 GP2 Series title – clinching seven race wins and 15 podiums -, while he has signed up to compete in the Japanese Super Formula series. McLaren-Honda reserve...
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