Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pakutanga kwemwaka weEurope kuSpain, Alonso akakwanisa kuva wechinomwe, asi akapedza nhangemutange ari wechi12. Vandoorne akarega basa pashure pengozi. Jenson Button akadzoka nokuda kwechiitiko chimwe chete muMonaco, achitsiva Alonso uyo ari kukwikwidza muIndy 500. Bhatani rakakodzera 9th uye Vandoorne 10th, asi vatyairi vose vanoputika mumutambo (Bhatani nekukuvara kwekusimudza kunokonzerwa nekugadzirisa Sauber yaPascal Wehrlein kune rumwe rutivi rwayo paPortier). MuCanada Grand Prix, Alonso akanga achimhanya ari wechi10 kusvikira apedza rwendo rwake rwokutanga rwokutanga aine zvinetso zvechikwata chesimba, apo Vandoorne akapedza ari wechi14. Alonso akawana mapoinzi ekutanga echikwata mumwaka uyu kuAzerbaijan Grand Prix nekupedza nzvimbo yechipfumbamwe, nepo Vandoorne akapedza gumi nemaviri. Alonso akasiya basa kuAustria
Vandoorne akapedzazve ari wechi12 pashure pokurohwa necheshure munharaunda yokutanga.