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Norris: I think Vandoorne was just unlucky

Lando Norris may be replacing Stoffel Vandoorne next year at McLaren but the young Brit feels for the Belgian and believes Vandoorne was unlucky to lose his F1 seat at the team. Like Vandoorne, Norris will be joining McLaren from F2 having been a part of the team's young driver programme. Norris explained that Vandoorne was a victim of unlucky circumstances and going up against one of the highest rated drivers on the grid would have been tough for any driver in their rookie years. "Stoff I rate as a pretty damn good driver, probably higher than most other drivers on the grid," Norris is quoted by F1i. "But I think getting put against Fernando, going into Formula 1 when...
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