Alex Dunne stepped into the cockpit of Lando Norris’ McLaren as an up-and-coming driver without Formula 1 experience.

Alex Dunne claimed fourth for McLaren as he made his F1 practice debut at the Austrian Grand Prix; the 19-year-old Irish driver is leading the F2 championship; watch final practice from 11.30am on Saturday with qualifying for the Austrian GP at 3pm,

Young Irish driver Alex Dunne made a truly positive impression during FP1 at the Austrian Grand Prix, his first appearance behind the wheel of a current-day F1 car. He ended the session in P4, less than a tenth of a second behind team-mate and F1 2025 championship leader Oscar Piastri.