I think the only one who has ended up in a difficult place is Magnussen who really was at the wrong place at the wrong time. However, he wouldn't have been in F1 in the first place had it not been for McLaren, and the fact that Alonso decided to get out of Ferrari early and surprisingly back to McLaren created the situation where Magnussen found himself in.
As for Perez, he was a Ferrardriver placed at Sauber who got an opportunity with McLaren.
I think the jury is still out on the management of Vandoorne. If he doesn't end up in F1 next year I think it's time to criticize McLaren for how they managed their so cailed driver programme. But getting a year in Super Formula afteR GP2 is not a bad gig as another step before F1. Far better than standing with headphones on a F1-weekend anyway.
Having said this though, As with many things McLaren these days it's hard to understand the logic behind their driver programme.
Red Bull has a ladder all the way up to Toro Rosso in F1.
Ferrari has a ladder that extends to Sauber and Haas potentially.
Mercedes has DTM as they have a different approach.
McLaren has nothing.
Edited by LuckyStrike1, 09 November 2015 - 09:00.