McLaren has confirmed Stoffel Vandoorne will remain at the team as planned in 2018.
Vandoorne replaced Jenson Button as Fernando Alonso's teammate this season after four years in the team's young driver programme and a one-off debut drive at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix. McLaren has not revealed the details of Vandoorne's contract, but executive director Zak Brown said he expects the 25-year-old Belgian to remain at the team for several years.
"I regard Stoffel as a super talent -- a future Formula One world champion in fact -- and that's why I've always been adamant that he should race for us on a multi-year basis," Brown said.