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.

The first practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix is in the books, with Mercedes driver George Russell topping the timing sheets ahead of Max Verstappen. But the driver that perhaps impressed the most will not be in the car for the rest of the weekend.

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,