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Toto Wolff phone call instigated Stoffel Vandoorne's HWA FE deal
Stoffel Vandoorne says a phone call from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff ultimately led to him joining affiliate HWA for this season’s Formula E championship. Vandoorne has been linked with McLaren since 2011 and made his Formula 1 debut for the team in 2016, stepping up to a full-time seat for 2017. But Vandoorne struggled amid McLaren’s own malaise and the team opted to promote reserve Lando Norris alongside new recruit Carlos Sainz Jr. for the 2019 season. It was announced on Monday that Vandoorne will compete in Formula E from 2018/19 for the Mercedes-backed HWA operation, which won the DTM title with Vandoorne’s new team-mate Gary Paffett at Hockenheim last weekend....
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