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Stoffel Vandoorne felt like a ‘sitting duck’ on straights
McLaren-Honda driver Stoffel Vandoorne says he was powerless to prevent rivals from cruising past during the Canadian Grand Prix, due to his lack of straight-line speed. McLaren has struggled in 2017, amid a lack of reliability and performance, though Vandoorne crept into the top 10 during the early stages of the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, due to drama elsewhere. However, Vandoorne lost several positions in the course of a few laps and eventually trailed home in 14th place, ahead only of Sauber’s Pascal Wehrlein. “It was a difficult race, but I think we more or less knew that before the start,” said Vandoorne. “We found it tough on the straights, and...
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