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Vandoorne on Alonso: 'He always got what he wanted'
Former McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne got on well with Fernando Alonso during his time at the papaya squad, but the Belgian admits the team catered almost exclusively to his teammate's interests. As a promising young hopeful, Vandoorne was promoted to a race seat at McLaren in 2017, but during his two-stint at Woking, the Belgian's performance put him in the shadow of the two-time world champion. Amid a dismal period of under-performance for McLaren, results were hard to come by for both drivers, but Vandoorne never succeeded once in outqualifying Alonso, a shortfall that sealed his fate at the end of the 2018 season. Andretti and Alonso are talking, but is Honda listening? While the...
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