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Stoffel Vandoorne fulfils childhood ambition with F1 race seat

Stoffel Vandoorne has said he is fulfilling a childhood ambition by sealing an F1 race seat with McLaren for next season. The McLaren team confirmed today that Jenson Button is to step down from his race drive next season, with Vandoorne, who is McLaren's reserve driver this year, stepping into the vacancy. Vandoorne confirmed that he feels 'pretty awesome' about the move and that it fulfills an ambition from since his childhood. '[It's] something I've been dreaming about since I was a kid' he said, 'getting to F1 is something very special. Signing your first F1 contract is something I don't have the words for to describe. I've been with McLaren Honda for...
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