Overview
- McLaren ended its development contract with 19-year-old Alex Dunne ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, making him a free agent.
- Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko said the team will speak with Dunne and praised his profile as a fast, aggressive prospect.
- Dunne is a rookie in Formula 2 with two feature-race wins and logged FP1 outings for McLaren in Austria and Monza.
- Red Bull and Racing Bulls line-ups are not final, and any signing for 2026 would require internal driver changes and remains unconfirmed.
- Ex-F1 driver Derek Daly criticized McLaren for letting Dunne go, while Jamie Chadwick noted he currently lacks a superlicence and sits fifth in F2 with two rounds left.