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Alonso benchmark only positive for Vandoorne

 XPB Images Stoffel Vandoorne believes having Fernando Alonso as a benchmark in his debut season at McLaren will be a good thing for his career. Jenson Button's decision to take a year off racing in F1 in 2017 allowed McLaren to promote Vandoorne from his reserve driver role, with the highly-regarded Belgian having replaced the injured Alonso for this year's Bahrain Grand Prix. Paired alongside the Spaniard next season, Vandoorne told F1i the direct comparison can only be a good thing for his reputation. "It’s good to have Fernando next to me because everybody rates him very highly, probably one of the quickest guys in Formula One and every time he’s out on track he...
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