Overview

• McLaren issued an official statement ending its Driver Development Programme contract with Dunne, who described the departure as mutual in a social post.
• Autosport and Motorsport.com report that Dunne's camp turned down McLaren's latest offer, after which the team chose to end the relationship.
• Red Bull interest has been widely reported and discussions are understood to be ongoing, but no agreement or destination has been confirmed.
• The 19-year-old is fifth in Formula 2 with two wins, two poles and seven podiums, and he impressed by going fourth fastest in FP1 on his Austria F1 debut before a second FP1 at Monza.
• Dunne says he remains focused on the final two F2 rounds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi while evaluating next steps.