Stoffel Vandoorne labelled himself “super glad” as his lengthy points drought came to an end with eighth at Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix. Vandoorne scored at three of the opening four Grands Prix of 2018 but failed to reach the top 10 either in qualifying or race trim thereafter, as he and McLaren struggled. Vandoorne was again knocked out in Q1 on Saturday but undertook a one-stop strategy to rise into the points, moving up to eighth when Daniel Ricciardo retired late on. The result also bolstered McLaren’s prospects of retaining sixth in the Constructors’ Championship, as rival Force India failed to score. “We put a lot of preparation into this...
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