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Why is Vandoorne so highly-rated?

Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren F1 race driver of 2017 is 24 - old by the standards of an F1 rookie in the current era and almost six years older than Max Verstappen, already established as a grand prix winner. Yet he is considered every bit as much a golden prospect. The difference in years is a reflection of a less intense early karting career. His family are not racing people nor vastly wealthy. He raced in karts from a young age but not in a serious way until he was picked by the Royal Belgian Automobile Club as the recipient of a prize that placed him in serious national-level competition for the first time in his mid-late teens. Here, he was an instant sensation and since that time he has...
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