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Alonso is Vandoorne’s ‘worst enemy’ in 2017 – Ickx

Alonso is Vandoorne's ‘worst enemy' in 2017 – Ickx Stoffel Vandoorne's 'worst enemy' in 2017 will be his highly rated teammate Fernando Alonso. That is the claim of F1 legend Jacky Ickx, a Belgian driver of the 60s and 70s who told Le Soir newspaper that he will be cheering for countryman Vandoorne in 2017. In fact, 71-year-old Ickx met with Vandoorne, 24, for the Le Soir interview, and said: 'Now you have to start the year with one thing in mind — your worst enemy is Alonso! 'I do not say that unkindly, but you must have only one aim — to be faster than him,' added Ickx. Vandoorne, the 2015 GP2 champion, will make his full F1 debut next year with McLaren-Honda. 'As...
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