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Vandoorne notes improved McLaren downforce
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Stoffel Vandoorne feels McLaren has clearly added more downforce to the MP4-31 since he last drove the car in Bahrain. The McLaren reserve driver raced in place of the injured Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix, which was the second round of the season. Alonso returned to the car for the following race in China, and Wednesday marked Vandoorne's first chance to drive an F1 car since his grand prix debut. Speaking to F1i during the final day of the in-season test in Barcelona, Vandoorne says the gap has allowed him to notice how much the car has improved over the past three races. “It feels better in every area I would say, there’s just more downforce on the...
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