Stoffel Vandoorne will be heading into his second season in the Formula One in 2018, and the Belgian has admitted that the sport feels "more natural" this time round for him.
Vandoorne's season didn't go the way he wanted to, partly because of McLaren's dismal reliability record, which was was mainly put on engine partner Honda.
This year, the 25-year-old has a new engine under the bonnet, and he has said that things have gone more smoothly in the preparations for the season.
"It’s definitely very different, the feeling this year compared to last year," explained Vandoorne.
"Obviously last year I was a rookie, I had to learn a lot of things, go through a lot of things, testing was kind of getting myself ready."
"[This year] I turned up and the moment I stepped into the car everything feels so natural, normal, straightaway, where you are, you have a good feeling about everything."
"I spend a lot of time at the factory as well with the aerodynamicists to try and develop the car in the way I want it, so far everything is very positive, very happy, and I can’t complain."
As far as predictions go, Vandoorne is cautious to not overestimate his team, but he definitely they'll be higher up than last year.
"The feeling is positive, I don’t want to make any predictions now, I think it’s better for us to keep working hard and deliver a strong package."
"Then it’s up to us to go racing and deliver some good results, we’ll have to wait and see."
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