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Vandoorne: Don't compare me to Hamilton

Ahead of his first full season in Formula 1, incoming McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne doesn’t want to be compared to triple World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Having already earned his first point in the sport, the young Belgian stood in for an injured Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix last year and got McLaren’s first top ten finish of 2016. Apart from being compared to Hamilton, Vandoorne doesn’t want to be compared to anyone, saying he wants to establish his own presence on the track but understands it will not be easy. 'I do not want to be Hamilton,' he told La Gazzetta. 'I want to be Vandoorne and I'll give my maximum. I do not expect anything from the...
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