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But his big break at McLaren in 2017 arrived during one of the team’s most challenging periods.
They finished second-last in the standings during Vandoorne’s first season, endured a difficult transition from Honda to Renault engines the following year, and there was huge organisational change at the top as Zak Brown came in as CEO.
After just seven points-finishes in two years, with a best result of P7, Stoffel was replaced by Lando Norris for 2019 and he hasn’t raced in F1 since.
Now a Test and Reserve driver for Aston Martin, the Belgian tells Tom Clarkson how he prepared for his first race in F1 at such short notice, the drama of signing his first McLaren contract, where it all went wrong during his two seasons on the grid, and what impact those struggles had on his mental wellbeing, motivation and enjoyment of racing.
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
Switch him for Stroll and both AM get points every race is my bet!
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It’s funny how when they both left McLaren became better. Nando and Stoff with the 2019 - 2021 car would have been something.
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He was a decent driver, he didn't deserve being thrown out of F1
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This is the one guy (plus Wehrlein) who could’ve been in F1 all these years on talent alone…
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Fun fact, Van Dorne is the most recent driver to win a world championship in a Mercedes-Benz, the next most recent is Nyck de Vries and then Lewis Hamilton.
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Still the guy with the most dominant GP2/F2 title
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One of the most underrated rookie
And he arrived at the worst moment of McLaren😔
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I have been watching Formula 1 since the early-mid 80's, out of all the drivers I've seen come and go in the more modern era, Stoffel Vandoorne to me is the biggest puzzle of them all, the hype around him was incredible, his dominance and craft before F1 years incredible, the buzz around him was huge, truly puzzling how he never managed to place the pieces together,
I truly wonder what his career would've been like if he left McLaren early, no hate Stoffel, but you are a true casualty of the modern talents broken along the way on this sport
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I honestly think he's one of the most underrated drivers before. Sad to hear McLaren dropped his career out for the team. At least his racing career is still not yet over especially when he was in Formula E and GP2 Series.
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This is so unfair Stoffel Vandoorne never had a second chance in F1. 😭😭😭 Is there a team can give him even just one race weekend? 🙏🙏🙏 And let him prove he's so much better than his McLaren's period. 😞😞😞 F1 is where Stoffel should be belong.
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I would love to see him in the place of Lance Stroll !
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Norris was very underwhelming his first two years in McLaren, but he started showing he belonged in his 3rd season. I was kind of surprised that Zak Brown didn't give Vandoorne a 3rd year too, but then I remember that Vandoorne was a driver sought after by Ron Dennis, and Zak did a lot of firings that year within the team.
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Joined McLaren at the worst time possible
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What a great chat with Stoffel! And for a future episode, could you do a podcast with Nigel Stepney?
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Stoffel’s a brilliant Champion racer! Thanks for this, F1!!
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I wanna podcast with Stoff's dad. That's crazy the stories the parents of these drivers could tell, they've been trough everything !
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Wish there was video when Frentzen was on the show ! would loved to see his reactions ! that genius of a driver !
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At least I get to see him race in WEC!
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Great interview and hope that we see Stoffel again in an F1 car, even if it is FP1. But, I wonder who would get the call, Stoffel or Felipe if one of the current AM drivers breaks a bone?
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@M4NA5
3 weeks ago
McLaren ruined his career, among many others. Coulthard famously said, “If you look at the history of McLaren, whenever they have a really bad season, they drop a driver.”
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