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Vandoorne: Early 2017 performances were below my standard

Stoffel Vandoorne admits the early part of his 2017 Formula 1 season "wasn't good enough" as he struggled to get up to speed amid McLaren-Honda's reliability problems. After a decorated junior single-seater career, including the 2015 GP2 title and a successful stint in Japanese Super Formula, Vandoorne was expected to star upon receiving full-time promotion to F1. But the Belgian racer failed to escape Q1 at any of the first five races, while star teammate Fernando Alonso earned plaudits for plucky performances in a difficult car. Vandoorne accepts he did a bad job in the first part of the season, but says his situation was worsened by his lack of experience coupled with chronic...
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