Stoffel Vandoorne, F1 driver

Vandoorne has shared the Aston reserve job with Felipe Drugovich this year, essentially fitting in trips to grands prix around the Formula E calendar.As well as driving the simulator he also had his first chance to sample the AMR23 on track in a Pirelli test at Spa.However, next season he will run the full WEC schedule alongside his Formula E commitments, which will reduce his availability to be ...

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It was the Belgian’s first running in an F1 car since he tested for Mercedes in Abu Dhabi at the end of 2021.The two-day session, which was also attended by McLaren, featured rainy conditions throughout and only wet and intermediate tyres were used.The poor weather meant that Pirelli didn’t conduct any running with its no-blanket slick tyres, which won’t be used in 2024 following a recent F1 ...

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Aston reserve driver Vandoorne will share driving duties with team regular Lance Stroll, while Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will have a day apiece for McLaren.It will be the Belgian's first on-track outing in a current F1 car since he drove for Mercedes in the Abu Dhabi test in December 2020.While the focus of the Spa test is on Pirelli's blanket-free tyres, it will give Vandoorne a valuable ...

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McLaren and Aston Martin, who share engine partner Mercedes, have agreed to a deal that will see reigning Formula E champion Vandoorne and 2022 Formula 2 champion Drugovich being made available to the Woking team in case it needs a replacement for regular drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
The deal covers the majority of the 2023 F1 season from the early March start in Bahrain until round ...

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The Belgian, who drove for McLaren between 2016 and 2018 and has most recently acted as a reserve for Mercedes, will undertake a ramped-up F1 programme alongside his FE commitments for DS Penske.
He will share responsibilities at Aston Martin with F2 champion Felipe Drugovich, who was recently signed as a test and reserve driver, throughout the intense 24-race schedule.
Vandoorne's move to ...

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2019 FIA Formula 2 champion de Vries linked up with Mercedes following his championship victory, signing with its squad in Formula E ahead of the 2019-20 campaign.
The Dutchman scored his maiden Formula E victory in the 2020-21 season-opening Diriyah E-Prix last weekend, dominating from lights-to-flag in the Friday race.
Mercedes previously had ex-McLaren F1 driver Vandoorne and former Haas ...

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Vandoorne and de Vries both race for Mercedes? factory Formula E team, but will get the opportunity to sample its F1 car next week.
F1 will stage a one-day test at the Yas Marina Circuit on Tuesday, having abandoned plans to limit the running to young drivers who have made two or less grand prix appearances.
It has paved the way for Vandoorne to make his official F1 testing return, having ...

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The Belgian is the official Mercedes reserve driver and would have been an obvious choice to be slotted in after Hamilton was forced out due to coronavirus.
Vandoorne was always due to be in Bahrain as part of his regular reserve duties, and he travelled there from Formula E testing unsure exactly of whether or not he would get the chance to race.
However, Mercedes opted to go for a ...

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Mercedes announced on Tuesday morning that Lewis Hamilton would miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19.
Hamilton reported mild symptoms on Monday before testing positive, and will now self-isolate in Bahrain for the next 10 days.
Mercedes said it would announce a replacement for the seven-time world champion "in due course", but no news is expected to be ...

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Vandoorne moved to Mercedes at the end of a two-year F1 race stint with McLaren to head up the German manufacturer's new Formula E outfit. 
The Belgian took his maiden pole and win in last week's Berlin season finale and secured second place in the championship, and will now switch focus to his role as Mercedes? F1 simulator and reserve driver.
As it stands, Vandoorne will be on ...

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McLaren doesn't have a formally-appointed reserve within its team to support full-time drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz, instead holding an agreement to share Mercedes? back-ups if required.
But the team was forced to call on ex-Force India driver and current Sky Sports TV pundit Paul di Resta to be its standby driver for last weekend?s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
This is because ...

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Vandoorne, who drives for the German manufacturer's factory team in FE, has been out of F1 since losing his McLaren drive to Lando Norris at the end of 2018.
He slots into Mercedes' F1 structure alongside fellow former grand prix full-timer Esteban Gutierrez, with the manufacturer confirming the two will "share reserve driver duties on race weekends".
Mercedes had Esteban Ocon as its ...

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