McLaren has mouthwatering prospects for the future: Jonathan Neale

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McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale has said that the team holds mouthwatering prospects for the future by having young drivers Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne in their ranks.

Magnussen recently wrapped up the Formula Renault 3.5 title with Vandoorne finishing behind him in second. Magnussen is also considered to be in talks with various teams including Force India and Marussia for a race seat next term around.

“For our own young drivers of course with Kevin Magnussen winning the Formula Renault 3.5 series we’re delighted for him, and Stoffel Vandoorne winning the rookie championship and also finishing runner-up in the series are mouth-watering prospects for us for the future. That’s all going around the mix at the moment as we decide what we’re going to do with our driver line-up over the next two or three years, and we’re working very hard to make sure that those two are part of our future plans,” said Neale.

Neale added that the transition from Formula Renault series to the Formula One wouldn’t be a cakewalk for the drivers.

“I think stepping out of either the GP or Formula Renault series in to Formula One is still a very big step. The weight of expectation, the technology in particular of the transition from this year to next year where we ourselves are trying to really work out how these packages are going to operate effectively, how do we run efficiently, how do we overcome the aerodynamic and powertrain challenges; it’s difficult enough for us without throwing a young driver in to the mix,” he said.