McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh said at the Nurburgring last weekend that Vatanen would be a "quite good" candidate.

麦克拉伦车队老板马丁说上周末在纽伯·格林，瓦塔宁将成为一个不错的候选人。

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"The FIA has got to take a view now of what is acceptable," said Whitmarsh.

惠特马什说：“FIA目前在观察哪些是可以被接受的。”

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"Ferrari have done a fantastic job and we and Williams have under-performed, " Whitmarsh said.

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"He's perfectly poised to develop into a world championship challenger, " Whitmarsh said in a statement.

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Whitmarsh said McLaren did not make a habit of blaming their drivers in public.

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