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Vandoorne admits ‘pressure’ on McLaren

Stoffel Vandoorne thinks it's good that the 'pressure' is on at McLaren this year. After three bad years with Honda, the British team has moved to Renault power for 2018 but McLaren had another troubled winter. 'The integration of the Renault engine will take some time,' Fernando Alonso said in Melbourne. 'But we should be able to get into the points regularly and maybe even close to the podium,' he added. The Spaniard admitted that expectations on the once-great Woking based team are 'high'. 'We are McLaren, after all,' said Alonso. 'The results must be better than before. This is the year to prove it.' He said the start of the season may be difficult, but backed McLaren's ability to...
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