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Vandoore downplays Button pressure
Although Jenson Button will remain a member of the McLaren team with an eye on a 2018 race-seat, Stoffel Vandoorne says that will not heap 'extra pressure' on his shoulders in his debut campaign. Vandoorne is stepping up to a McLaren race-seat in 2017, replacing Button as Fernando Alonso's team-mate. The Brit is staying on with McLaren as he takes up an ambassadorial role with an eye to potentially returning to racing in 2018. But despite the McLaren door remaining open for Button, Vandoorne insists that will not add to the pressure. 'No, I don’t see that situation as extra pressure,' he said in an interview with the official F1 website. 'I have a long-term deal with McLaren....
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