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Vandoorne relishes Alonso partnership

Ahead of his first full season with McLaren, Stoffel Vandoorne is relishing the chance to work with double World Champion Fernando Alonso in 2017. The youngster will replace Jenson Button next season, who announced his sabbatical from the sport earlier in the year. Vandoorne has already earned his first point for McLaren when he replaced an injured Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix, claiming P10 after the race. The Belgian sees the Spaniard as the benchmark for an aspiring driver and is glad he will be his first ever team-mate in Formula 1. 'It’s good to have Fernando next to me because everybody rates him very highly, probably one of the quickest guys in Formula One and every time...
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