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Vandoorne ‘very confident’ of 2017 F1 chance

 XPB Images Stoffel Vandoorne says he is “very confident” of landing a full-time F1 role in 2017, adding that his main priority going forward is to secure a race seat with McLaren-Honda. The 2015 GP2 Series winner has been a hot commodity in the F1 paddock for some time now and his strong grand prix debut in Bahrain did little to curb the enthusiasm. Having received a late call up to replace the injured Fernando Alonso, Vandoorne flew from Japan to jump straight in a car he had never driven and went on to claim McLaren-Honda’s first point of the season. “I feel very confident about my chances for next year,” the 24-year-old reserve driver told F1i’s Chris Medland in...
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