Stoffel Vandoorne claims he is "100% confident" his near-future will be at McLaren. With driver changes expected at the bottom end of the grid, Esteban Ocon is rumoured to be moving to McLaren. But Vandoorne, who will race at home this weekend, is confident the move won't happen.
With Lance Stroll expected to move to his fathers' team Racing Point Force India, Ocon could be a driver desperate for a seat. Motorsport asked Vandoorne if he will be racing in Monza.
"I don’t have any doubt. I think these days there’s always a lot of rumours and a lot of question marks in the press but from my side, I’m 100 per cent confident," Vandoorne said.
“The only thing I can do is to focus on my job and I think I’ve shown that I’m very, very close to Fernando. I think some of your colleagues have made up some statistics to show how close teammates have been with Fernando and I think I’ve been pretty much right up there.”
Vandoorne has been struggling for form this season and will need to fight for his 2019 seat. With Lando Norris racing in Alonso's car this morning, it could be a sign of things to come.