Valtteri Bottas led an extremely close one-two for Mercedes in the second practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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2018 Brazilian Grand Prix practice in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Verstappen quickest as one-tenth covers top three teams
2018 Brazilian Grand Prix first practice
Posted onRomain GrosjeanMax Verstappen led a close first practice session at Interlagos where the top three teams were covered by less than a tenth of a second.
Little variation in teams’ Brazilian GP tyre picks
2018 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 teams have chosen largely similar tyre selections for the penultimate race of the year in Brazil, though McLaren have again erred on the conservative side.
Vandoorne 100% dedicated to “not the fastest” Formula E
2018 US Grand Prix
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne has said his switch to Formula E is a completely new challenge that he is 100% dedicated to, calling the racing “exciting” despite slower cars.
Vandoorne to join Formula E with HWA
Formula E
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne will join Gary Paffett at the new, Mercedes-linked Formula E team HWA in time for the 2018-19 season.
Vandoorne awaiting explanation from McLaren for why he was dropped
2019 F1 season
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne says McLaren hasn’t told him why he has been dropped from their Formula 1 line-up for 2019.
Vandoorne not surprised to be last after “so many problems”
2018 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne said he wasn’t surprised at McLaren’s performance after being slowest in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Bottas reprimanded for Vandoorne incident
2018 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas has been reprimanded for forcing Stoffel Vandoorne off the track during final practice.
McLaren want Vandoorne to beat Alonso more often
2018 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne needs to start beating Fernando Alonso more often to keep his place in the team, says McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
McLaren reverts to old chassis to fix Vandoorne’s mystery handling problem
2018 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne has reverted to an old chassis for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix as McLaren have almost exhausted their options to solve his mystery handling problem.
Vandoorne thought he would have to retire
2018 German Grand Prix
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne thought he was going to retire from the German Grand Prix when he was struck by a power unit problem.
McLaren drivers not convinced by F1’s mooted points system change
2018 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren Formula 1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne are not convinced the sport should extend its points system beyond the top 10.
Vandoorne: No answer yet for McLaren problems
2017 Formula 1 Season
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne says that McLaren still does not fully understand what the electrical problems are that continue to hamper their pre-season testing programme.
Vandoorne “showed what I’m capable of” with point
2016 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne played down his points-scoring debut in Formula One, saying the result was “more or less what I expected”.
Super Formula ‘best possible’ preparation for 2017 – Vandoorne
2016 F1 season
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne says he believes the Japanese Super Formula series is his best possible option for this season as he eyes an F1 race seat for 2017.
Vandoorne’s Super Formula switch confirmed
2016 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren development driver and GP2 champion Stoffel Vandoorne will compete in the Japanese Super Formula championship this year, Honda has confirmed.
Vandoorne clinches GP2 title in Russia
2015 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onStoffel Vandoorne has won the GP2 title in Russia with four races still to run.
Vandoorne gets McLaren reserve role
2014 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren have appointed Young Driver Programme member Stoffel Vandoorne as their F1 reserve driver for the 2014 season.
Magnussen & Vandoorne deserve F1 shot – McLaren
2013 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren managing director Jonathan Neale says both its junior drivers Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne deserve a chance to race in Formula One.