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‘Reserve role was no guarantee Vandoorne would race'
Passed over in favour of George Russell for the Sakhir GP, Toto Wolff says Stoffel Vandoorne knew his reserve role wasn't a 'guarantee' he'd be the team's substitute. Mercedes were left looking for a replacement driver for this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton tested positive for Covid-19. Immediately attention turned to Vandoorne, the team's official reserve driver. Heading to Bahrain after completing a Formula E test on Tuesday, he was amongst the favourites to fill in for Hamilton. Mercedes, though, decided to go with 'race-ready' Russell, Williams agreeing to release the Mercedes junior. Vandoorne took to social media to express his disappointment. 'Obviously, I'm...
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