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Vandoorne in demand for 2017

McLaren may not be Stoffel Vandoorne's only option to step up into a full-time Formula 1 cockpit for 2017. The Belgian, strongly backed by the British team, made an impressive debut recently in Bahrain, where Fernando Alonso sat out the race with chest injuries. Spaniard Alonso is back in action this weekend, but 24-year-old Vandoorne, the reigning GP2 champion, made his point two weeks ago in Bahrain. 'At this stage I don't think he (Vandoorne) has to prove anything more,' McLaren team boss Eric Boullier said in China. 'It's just a question of having an opportunity.' That opportunity could come in 2017, with reports suggesting F1 veteran Jenson Button might have to switch to Williams in...
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