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Fuel pressure issues hinder Vandoorne progress in Qualifying

Stoffel Vandoorne will start the Australian Grand Prix from eighteenth on the grid but the Belgian rued fuel pressure issues that forced him to abort two of this runs during qualifying. The McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team racer went into qualifying feeling confident after making good progress with the MCL32 during final practice on Saturday morning, but missed out on following team-mate Fernando Alonso into Q2 by 0.622 seconds. “I had a fuel pressure issue in Q1 and had to abort my first two runs as the engine was running low on power,” said Vandoorne. “That was a shame – because, after FP3, everything was heading in the right direction and I was feeling confident. But it’s always...
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