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The 42
06-07-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Ireland's Alex Dunne earns provisional second place finish in Silverstone F2 Feature Race
IRELAND'S ALEX Dunne has earned a provisional second-place finish in the Formula 2 Feature Race at Silverstone today. The event was won by Jak Crawford, who is currently second in the overall Formula 2 Drivers' Championship standings, one place above Dunne. Advertisement A tense climax saw Dunne reduce Crawford's lead to half a second, and the Irishman even briefly led while his rival made a mandatory pit stop, but the American ultimately narrowly prevailed, and Britain's Luke Browning completed the top three. Dutch driver Richard Verschoor, who leads the overall standings, finished seventh today. It was an improvement for the Offaly native, who was forced to retire from the Silverstone Sprint Race on Saturday. Today's action continued an eventful few weeks for the Rodin Motorsport driver. Last week, Dunne impressed on his Formula 1 debut, standing in for McLaren's Lando Norris during practice at the Austrian Grand Prix and finishing fourth. The 19-year-old described becoming the first Irishman in 22 years to achieve this feat as 'the best day of my life'.
The 42
23-06-2025
- Automotive
- The 42
Offaly teenager Alex Dunne to get McLaren F1 shot at Austrian Grand Prix
OFFALY TEENAGER ALEX Dunne will get his first taste of Formula 1 action this week after he was called up by McLaren for the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg. Dunne, 19, is part of McLaren's Driver Development Programme and will drive their MCL39 in Free Practice 1 at the Red Bull Ring on Friday afternoon (12.30pm Irish). He will drive in place of Lando Norris, who currently sits second in the F1 Drivers Championship behind team-mate Oscar Piastri. Dunne currently leads the F2 Drivers Championship, which continues in Austria this weekend. Advertisement
