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Vandoorne stays hopeful despite latest McLaren setback

Stoffel Vandoorne says that McLaren is in a much stronger position than it might appear from the outside. The team has suffered a string of reliability issues during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. A wheel came off on the first day of testing, and overheating issues meant more lost time during the week. This week the MCL33 has suffered a hydraulics issue and an oil leak on Wednesday that forced an engine change. And it hasn't stopped there. The car completed just five laps on the final day of testing before crawling to a halt once again at turn 7 to trigger the day's first red flag. “Engine ... five laps,” was the radio message from a dejected Fernando Alonso...
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