Overview

• Alex Dunne will take Lando Norris’s seat for Friday’s FP1 session at the Austrian Grand Prix, marking his first competitive laps in an F1 weekend.
• McLaren’s decision answers FIA rules that double rookie practice requirements to four sessions per team this season.
• Dunne arrives at the Red Bull Ring as the FIA Formula 2 championship leader after securing two feature race victories.
• He has readied for FP1 with previous-car testing in the MCL60 and intensive simulator programmes under McLaren’s driver development scheme.
• Team Principal Andrea Stella endorsed the outing as an opportunity for Dunne to provide setup feedback and accelerate his path to full-time racing.