Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na 31 March 2016, a mara ọkwa na Vandoorne ga-anọchi onye ọkwọ ụgbọ ala Fernando Alonso na
Bahrain Grand Prix mgbe a mara onye Spen ahụ ikpe ka ọ ghara ịkwọ ụgbọala na-eso nnukwu ihe mberede na agba gara aga. Mgbe o ruru ọkwa nke iri na abụọ n'ihu Jenson Button, Vandoorne kwụsịrị nke iri wee bụrụ onye ọkwọ ụgbọ ala mbụ na-agbakọ ihe na mbido ya kemgbe Sebastian Vettel na 2007 United States Grand Prix.