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Stoffel Vandoorne: The long wait is over

Stoffel Vandoorne talks to F1i about the long wait for an F1 seat and his mindset heading into the winter as a full-time McLaren driver ©WRI2 It feels like Stoffel Vandoorne has been on the verge of a full-time F1 drive for a number of years. It was fellow McLaren youngster Kevin Magnussen who got the nod in 2014, so Vandoorne had to make do with impressing in GP2. However, 2015 saw the return of Fernando Alonso to McLaren and again there was no space for the exciting Belgian talent. Another year in GP2 followed and Vandoorne dominated, but still there was not an opening for him on the F1 grid and he had to combine a reserve role - in place of the departing Magnussen - with a year in...
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