News Details

Vandoorne: Don't compare me to Hamilton

Ahead of his first full season in Formula 1, incoming McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne doesn’t want to be compared to triple World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Having already earned his first point in the sport, the young Belgian stood in for an injured Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix last year and got McLaren’s first top ten finish of 2016. Apart from being compared to Hamilton, Vandoorne doesn’t want to be compared to anyone, saying he wants to establish his own presence on the track but understands it will not be easy. 'I do not want to be Hamilton,' he told La Gazzetta. 'I want to be Vandoorne and I'll give my maximum. I do not expect anything from the...
Full Story »
8y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Vandoorne: 'Don't compare me to Hamilton'

 XPB Images McLaren rookie Stoffel Vandoorne doesn't want to be...
8y ago from F1i.com

Vandoorne confident he is ready for F1 challenge

Stoffel Vandoorne believes he has prepared extremely well for his debut...

Ricciardo: Absolutely! I can beat Hamilton

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo makes no secret of his admiration of...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Stewart says only 5 F1 drivers earn more than him

Stewart says only 5 drivers earn more than him Sir Jackie Stewart claims...
8y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Motorsport Week's Top 10 MotoGP riders of 2025

The 2025 MotoGP season had it all. With 22 rounds and 44 races, the...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'It was an unbelievable performance' - Martin Odegaard...

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard heaped praise on teammate Declan Rice...
11h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'He's maybe one we should have tried to grab' - Steven...

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard believs the club made a mistake by not...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal fan Anne Hathaway shares cheeky 'Owen goal'...

Arsenal fan Anne Hathaway shared a social media message referencing...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'He is fighting the ball' - Paul Merson claims one...

Arsenal legend Paul Merson believes striker Viktor Gyökeres is trying too...
16h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.