2018 McLaren F1 Team - Renault

[Dipesh1995]

This. If they come up with a chassis of that quality in 2019, they should be in the hunt for 4th in WCC.

But they're loosing Alonso so it will be much harder.

True, I suppose one can only hope.

[adrianjordan]

True, but aside from Ricciardo and Kimi, their drivers should be on about the same level as other midfield drivers....so the car can make the difference...

[M840TR]

True, but aside from Ricciardo and Kimi, their drivers should be on about the same level as other midfield drivers....so the car can make the difference...

I would rate Kimi same as Perez or Hulk really. Ricciardo is somewhere in between. Struggles with pace more than a top driver should but gets good points when given the opportunity. The others are more or less comparable to Sainz and Norris as you said.

[Morteza]

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[adrianjordan]

They just need to get on with announcing when James Key will actually start work in Woking now....

[Ground Effect]

They just need to get on with announcing when James Key will actually start work in Woking now....

I think it's safe to say he'll be there in time for development of the 2020 car.

[bauc]

They just need to get on with announcing when James Key will actually start work in Woking now....

I think it's safe to say he'll be there in time for development of the 2020 car.

I agree, Gardening leave in F1 is usually between 6 to 12 months, so he will join the team in time for 2020 car

[Manoah2u]

What does Stoffel get? A Freddo bar?

Two years in F1 for a driver out-qualified and out-raced by his teammate 99% of the time.

whilst having the charisma, motivation and ability to reflect like a sack of potatoes.
how he ever got landed an F1 seat, and kept it, is beyond me.

[WaikeCU]

What does Stoffel get? A Freddo bar?

Two years in F1 for a driver out-qualified and out-raced by his teammate 99% of the time.

whilst having the charisma, motivation and ability to reflect like a sack of potatoes.
how he ever got landed an F1 seat, and kept it, is beyond me.

Winning in the junior series is just pure luck right?

[Manoah2u]

main competitors in his pre-f1 career;

2015 GP2 series, which he won the WDC of;not the least due to driving for ART, don't think much is needed to be said about how that team is the most desired team to be in due to it's known degree of success.

nr2 in the WDC results: Alexender Rossi. 'main competitor'. trash.
nr3 in the WDC results : Sergey Sirotkin LOL!!. 'competitor'.
nr4 in the WDC results: Rio Haryanto.....another big lol.

his teammate at Art; noruburo matshishita. useless x2.

2014 GP2 series,

BEATEN BY JOYLON PALMER. that other total nothing, with the character of a haystack.
he only beat friggin felipe NASR by a meager 5 points, whom retired twice during the season.

2013 formula 3.5 series he did pretty well.

2012 Formula Renault main rival and runner-up: Sergey Sirotkin again.

just some things to mention, there is nothing i've seen where VanDoorne ever looked anything special.
above all, his main rivals were complete and utter useless untalented drivers.

VanDoorne also mainly dug his own grave by entering the Mclaren seat. A drive at Sauber would have been much better.
He's just not up for the task in F1, so i'm glad he's gone.

[godlameroso]

Simple he had ties to Honda.

[marmer]

Also only Rossi was older than him in the top of the standings

[Lucky]

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[Lucky]

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[adrianjordan]

In English?