Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso has defended his struggling McLaren teammate Stoffel Vandoorne after the Belgian endured a wickedly uncompetitive and problem packed German Grand Prix weekend, adding to the pressure his facing to retain his seat with the beleaguered team. Vandoorne was slowest in all free practice sessions and qualifying for the race at Hockenheim, Furthermore, he has been out-qualified by the Spaniard in all 11 races so far this season and has scored only eight points to Alonso’s 40. The Belgian arrived in Formula 1 with an impressive resume, however, as a dominant GP2 (now F2) champion and winner in every series he had entered but this season his star...
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