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Alonso, Vandoorne to thank for McLaren's newfound success

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says an impressive start to the 2019 campaign would not be possible without the input of last year's drivers Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne. Alonso departed McLaren, and F1, at the end of last year after the team once again failed to make good on promises to return to winning ways, or even podium-scoring ones. Article continues under video Vandoorne, on the other hand, was let go after he was vastly outperformed by the double world champion across two spells, struggling to make good on the promise of a glittering junior career. The Belgian only scored four top-10 finishes in 2018, while Alonso scored points in just one of his final nine races in...
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