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Vandoorne: McLaren on the back foot in Sochi

Although the Sochi Autodrom holds good memories for Stoffel Vandoorne, he concedes McLaren-Honda's lack of straight line speed could be their undoing this weekend. Vandoorne heads into this weekend's Russian Grand Prix hoping for a better showing from McLaren after a Honda engine problem meant he did not even take the start grid last time out in Bahrain. There was, however, some good news for the beleaguered team as Day Two of the post-Bahrain test was not only trouble-free but saw Vandoorne finish fourth fastest. As such the Belgian racer is hopeful heading to the Sochi Autodrom but acknowledges that the circuit is unlikely to be kind given McLaren-Honda's power deficit. He said: 'I've...
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