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'I showed I deserve my place' in F1 - Vandoorne
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Stoffel Vandoorne believes his point-scoring debut for McLaren shows he deserves a place in F1. The reigning GP2 champion was called up to replace the injured Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix and duly outqualified team-mate Jenson Button before finishing tenth to score McLaren's first point of the season. Reflecting on his debut weekend, Vandoorne says it proves he is worthy of a seat in F1. "I think I demonstrated I deserve a place in the field," Vandoorne said. "Right from the start of the weekend I felt confident inside the car and I showed I had the speed in qualifying. The race was quite positive too, so I think I showed I deserve my...
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