McLaren junior Alex Dunne has revealed the challenges of jumping between his F1 and F2 cars on Friday in Austria. The Irish driver was behind the wheel of his Rodin Formula 2 car for practice and qualifying at the Red Bull Ring on Friday, as well as making his F1 practice debut in between as McLaren fielded him in Lando Norris’ MCL39.

Irish racer Alex Dunne was left increasingly emotional on Friday after making his Formula 1 debut at the Austrian Grand Prix. The 19-year-old branded the moment ‘definitely the best day of my life’ as he posted the fourth-fastest time in opening practice.

IRELAND’S ALEX DUNNE was the story of the first free practice (FP1) at the Austrian Grand Prix, turning heads on his Formula 1 debut. Offaly teenager Dunne, a McLaren junior and the current Formula 2 Championship leader,