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Commentary: Why McLaren should have picked Vandoorne for 2016

Now that McLaren has confirmed that it will be retaining Jenson Button's services for 2016, Valentin Khorounzhiy argues the Woking squad could come to regret passing over Stoffel Vandoorne. On the back of a particularly dire weekend for the team during Honda's home race at Suzuka, McLaren has announced that Jenson Button will stay on for 2016. Just a couple of weeks earlier, Button had been weighing up his future on the back of a frustrating campaign. But, as the Briton himself admits, Ron Dennis made an effort to convince him to stay and, as a result, the 35-year-old Briton will remain for another year. With 34-year-old Fernando Alonso contracted for a further two years, McLaren's line-up...
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