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Vandoorne admits career suffered due to Alonso influence at McLaren

Stoffel Vandoorne has admitted that his Formula 1 career did not live up to the promise of his previous motorsport accomplishments because McLaren were too interested in meeting the needs of two-time world champion Fernando Alonso than on making sure he was competitive. Belgian Vandoorne raced at McLaren with Honda and then Renault power in 2017 and 2018, but for 2019 has been dropped and is now a Mercedes simulator and Formula E driver.He said of his F1 career: "It was not always easy. Actually, it was very difficult."My motor sport career went almost perfectly up until formula one," Vandoorne told the Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport."I won almost every championship...
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