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Vandoorne "cannot accept" reserve F1 role anymore

Stoffel Vandoorne says he cannot accept a reserve driver role in Formula 1 anymore if McLaren decides to keep Jenson Button next year. The British squad is yet to decide who will partner Fernando Alonso in 2017, and Vandoorne is favourite for the drive if Button is not retained. Vandoorne, currently competing in Super Formula in Japan, has been waiting on a decision for months and insists anything other than a racing seat in F1 will not suffice. "That's definitely what I'm aiming for," Vandoorne said of a racing drive. "I don't think I'm in a position anymore to accept a reserve driver role anywhere. "I've done this this year and in the past years I have been testing...
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