Stoffel Vandoorne was in a positive frame of mind after Friday’s practice sessions at the Bahrain International Circuit, with the McLaren F1 Team racer aiming for an appearance in the third phase of Qualifying on Saturday. The Belgian ended thirteenth fastest in first practice before moving up to tenth in the second session, and was less than two-tenths of a second behind team-mate Fernando Alonso in both. “Today has been a pretty good Friday for us,” said Vandoorne.  “We have a few new bits on the car which we went through and evaluated in FP1 and FP2. FP2 is really the most valuable session for us in terms of preparing the car for qualifying tomorrow and for the race.  “The...
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