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Dennis warns rival F1 teams Vandoorne "not for sale"
McLaren chief Ron Dennis has issued a 'hands off' warning to rival teams about Stoffel Vandoorne, fuelling speculation that the Woking-based team is lining him up for a race seat in 2017. The Belgian impressed on his race debut for the team in Bahrain as stand-in to Fernando Alonso, finishing 10th despite a very late call-up and having never driven the car before. Having won the GP2 championship last year, and gaining more experience in Super Formula in Japan this season, it would make sense for Vandoorne to step up to F1 in 2017. But a race seat at McLaren would most likely be at the expense of Jenson Button, with team-mate Fernando Alonso having a firm contract for next year. Vandoorne's...
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