<prompt> Ngo-31 Mashi 2016, kwamenyezelwa ukuthi uVandoorne uzothatha isikhundla somshayeli ojwayelekile uFernando Alonso kuBahrain Grand Prix  <response>: ngemva kokuba lo mSpanishi etholwe engakwazi ukushayela ngenxa yengozi enkulu emzuliswaneni odlule. Ngemuva kokufaneleka ngo-12 ngaphambi kukaJenson Button, uVandoorne waqeda ngo-10 futhi waba ngumshayeli wokuqala wokugcina ukuthola amaphuzu ekuqaleni kwakhe kusukela ngoSebastian Vettel ku-2007 United States Grand Prix. 