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Vandoorne column: Grid drop makes for frustrating home debut

In his latest column, Stoffel Vandoorne looks back at his Belgian Grand Prix debut, which was severely compromised by a raft of engine penalties. Coming back to Formula 1 after the summer break and going to my home race at Spa-Francorchamps was always going to be special for me. To drive in front of my home fans, my family and my friends gave me some extra motivation, a little bit of a boost, you might say. It had also just been confirmed by McLaren in public that I would be staying on with the team for 2018. In a way it wasn’t big news to me because I have a multiple-year deal anyway, but it was important to get the message out there and put the issue to one side. Now we can concentrate...
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