Dunne thanks McLaren for “special” FP1 debut
McLaren junior driver Alex Dunne spoke this morning about his debut for the team in yesterday’s FP1 session, in which he achieved an impressive fourth place in the times.
The Irishman suggested that stepping back into the F2 car afterwards was arguably more difficult than the step-up, as he put his Rodin car seventh on the grid – albeit just 0.2s off pole.
Dunne on his FP1 session: “Before the session started, you know, when I was queued up at the end of the pit lane waiting for the light to go green and I was sat there behind Lewis Hamilton, that was pretty cool. It was very, very special to me.”
On F2 qualifying: “ I think the step up is definitely much easier than it was to step back down. Of course there are different driving styles from one to the other, but I think because the F1 car has so much grip, I think for a driver like me who isn’t in it every week, I kind of feels like the car has an unlimited amount of capabilities.”
Alexander Dunne, McLaren
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