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Why Williams star Alex Albon is F1’s most underrated driver in 2025

Albon is one of the most consistent performers on the grid and, with Williams team principal James Vowles optimistic ahead of F1’s new era next year, podiums and wins could be around the corner

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Meet Alex Dunne, the 19-year-old eyeing Ireland’s first F1 seat in 23 years

EXCLUSIVE : Not since Ralph Firman in 2003 has the green-and-gold been represented on the grid. Yet F2 racer and McLaren junior driver Dunne, from County Offaly, is keen to change that, as he tells Kieran Jackson

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Oscar Piastri to sit out F1 Italian GP FP1

Piastri will temporarily vacate his cockpit at Monza, with McLaren junior Dunne taking part in the opening free practice session

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Piastri to sit out F1 Italian GP FP1 as Dunne gets latest outing

Oscar Piastri will temporarily vacate his cockpit at Monza, with McLaren junior Alex Dunne taking part in the opening F1 free practice session

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The F2 title favourite who seeks consistency over wins

Reigning F3 champion Leonardo Fornaroli leads the Formula 2 title race 10 rounds into the 2025 season, with four to go. Let’s get to know the 20-year-old, who’s part of a promising new generation for Italy

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Leo Fornaroli, F2’s title favourite who seeks consistency over wins

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America’s F2 title contender in talks with Cadillac for 2026 F1 entry

American hopeful Jak Crawford has been sounding out as many Formula 1 teams as possible to try and find an opportunity on the grid in 2026 – potentially including a race seat with Cadillac.

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Crawford in “very slow” 2026 F1 talks with Cadillac

American hopeful Jak Crawford has been sounding out as many Formula 1 teams as possible to try and find an opportunity on the grid in 2026 – which may come with Cadillac.

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How Alex Dunne's McLaren outing shows Red Bull that changing drivers isn't the solution

Yuki Tsunoda now has nine grands prix under his belt with Red Bull, after taking over Liam Lawson’s Formula 1 seat from the Japanese Grand Prix.

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How Dunne's McLaren outing shows Red Bull that changing drivers isn't the solution

Yuki Tsunoda now has nine grands prix under his belt with Red Bull, after taking over Liam Lawson’s Formula 1 seat at the Japanese GP.

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Get to know McLaren’s rising F2 star Alex Dunne

Life has come at Alex Dunne pretty fast. Just 12 months on from being taken into McLaren's young driver programme, halfway through a largely anonymous F3 campaign, the 19-year-old Irishman is fighting for the F2 title and made his grand prix weekend debut with the reigning world champion team in Austria. He impressed…

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“The goal is Formula 1” - meet McLaren’s rising F2 star Alex Dunne

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Lando Norris puts Canada crash behind him to set practice pace in Austria

Norris’ world championship bid was dealt a significant blow in Montreal a fortnight ago.

The Independent UK

Norris and Piastri lead way as McLaren get back to work

Two weeks on from their Canadian collision, McLaren's Lando Norris and Australia's Oscar Piastri dominated second practice at the Austrian Grand Prix.

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George Russell tops charts in first practice for Austrian Grand Prix

Russell took his first win of the season last time out in Canada.

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F1 Austrian GP: Russell leads Verstappen in messy FP1 at Red Bull Ring

George Russell followed up on his Canadian Grand Prix victory by setting the pace in opening practice for Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring.

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F1 Austrian GP: George Russell fastest in FP1 as Alex Dunne impresses

George Russell followed up on his Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix victory by setting the pace in the first free practice session for the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring.

The Independent UK

What you need to know about Irish driver set to make McLaren debut

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Alex Dunne to make F1 practice debut with McLaren at Austrian GP

Formula 2 championship leader Alex Dunne will make his Formula 1 free practice debut with McLaren at the Austrian Grand Prix, taking Lando Norris' seat for Friday's FP1 session.

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Dunne dusted off for McLaren FP1 outing at Austrian GP

Formula 2 championship leader Alex Dunne will make his Formula 1 free practice debut with McLaren at the Austrian Grand Prix, taking Lando Norris' seat for Friday's FP1 session.

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Irish racing star and F2 leader to drive for McLaren at Austrian Grand Prix

Alex Dunne currently leads the F2 standings and has been rewarded for his impressive form

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Drilling scandal rocks F2 as six drivers punished

Six Formula 2 drivers from three teams have been handed grid penalties for both Melbourne races in support of Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix after their teams were discovered to have been drilling spec parts to illegally measure aerodynamic loads in pre-season testing.

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Kvyat, Pourchaire lead Formula E rookie line-up for Jeddah E-Prix

Formula E’s Rookie Free Practice session at the Jeddah E-Prix will feature the likes of former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat and 2023 Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire.

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Beganovic calls Macau GP red flags "embarrassing", optimistic of fighting back

FIA F3 race winner Dino Beganovic has described the 12 red flags during the two Macau Grand Prix qualifying sessions as "embarrassing", having been caught up in one of the many clashes.

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Meet the young guns dreaming of glory in rebooted Macau Grand Prix

There are a surprising number of similarities between Freddie Slater and Alex Dunne, who will be Theodore Prema Racing team-mates for this weekend’s Macau Grand Prix and are among two of the drivers to watch out for.

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