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McLaren always favoured Alonso - Vandoorne

Nov.25 Stoffel Vandoorne says the McLaren team was built around Fernando Alonso. Despite much fanfare after his junior career, Belgian Vandoorne struggled as Alonso's teammate with both Honda and Renault power. He is now a works Mercedes driver in Formula E, and he got his new season off to a good start with podium finishes at the Saudi Arabia opener. Vandoorne, 27, told Sport Voetbalmagazine that Formula 1 is a "fake world in which everyone defends their own interests". As for Alonso, he added: "I never had any problems with him, but he always got what he wanted. "There were always two, three well-placed people in the team who made sure everything went the way...
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