How bright is McLaren's future?
Our technical expert answers your questions on McLaren's long term plans, bans on mirrors and aero developments, the relationship between car designer and livery creator, plus an insight into car set-up
Is Stoffel Vandoorne really the future for McLaren? Surely losing a world champion like Jenson Button and replacing him with a rookie is a net loss for the team?
Henry Fraser, via email
Vandoorne certainly appears to have the speed and his record shows he knows how to win championships. His only outing in a McLaren Formula 1 car in Bahrain in April resulted in a point, a commodity that was very thin on the ground for McLaren at that time.
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