Formula 1's batch of newcomers in 2017 have certainly been an eclectic batch of characters, and they have certainly enjoyed greatly varying debut seasons. With all due respect to Canada's reigning FIA European Formula 3 champion, Lance Stroll was not the debut that was most hotly anticipated by the fans. McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team recruit Stoffel Vandoorne had steam-rolled the opposition en-route to the 2015 GP2 Series title, and as the man who won on debut in Formula Renault 3.5 and GP2, and scored a point on his F1 cameo in Bahrain, there was every expectation that the Belgian would hit the ground running in 2017. And yet, the first half of Vandoorne's rookie season produced very...
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