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Stoffel Vandoorne feels that it is "hard to judge" the likelihood of him returning to Formula 1 off the back of his championship success in Formula E . Vandoorne was previously given his debut in F1 with McLaren back in 2017, but found himself without a seat on the grid at the end of the 2018 season. Since then, Vandoorne has competed in Formula E and clinched the World Championship for the first time in the 2021/2022 campaign. The Belgian's Mercedes-EQ teammate Nyck de Vries – who himself took the title in 2021/2022 – has departed the all-electric series to join the AlphaTauri team in Formula 1 , but Vandoorne has played down his own chances of making an F1 comeback . Vandoorne: I've had my opportunity in F1 "It's hard to judge," Vandoorne told media, including TheFOXposts.Com , when asked at the FIA Prize Giving Gala whether de Vries' move to F1 –...

F1 might have welcomed increasingly young drivers in the 2010s, but the trend in recent times seems to have veered towards experience over youth. The likes of Lando Norris and Lance Stroll made their debuts at ages 19 and 18 respectively, while Max Verstappen remains the youngest driver to have started a race after lining up as a 17-year-old rookie back in 2015. More recently, though, 'veteran' drivers have found their way back onto the grid, seemingly being given the nod over younger names. Kevin Magnussen made a surprise comeback at the start of 2022 to replace Nikita Mazepin at Haas, one year after being dropped by the American squad. His teammate in 2023 will be Nico Hulkenberg, who steps in to Mick Schumacher's seat three years on from his last full-time season in Formula 1. Elsewhere, Nyck de Vries joins AlphaTauri. Having won the Formula 2 championship back in 2019, the Dutchman was initially unable to secure an F1 opportunity and instead joined the all...