Dunne impressed in his first outing for McLaren when he set a time simply 0.069 seconds off System 1 title contender Piastri on the Pink Bull Ring.
He described that has “one of the best day of his life”, and he’ll now get a second alternative as McLaren take the second of 4 necessary apply periods for rookie drivers.
By driving in Italy, Dunne may have had two outings, whereas IndyCar star Pato O’Ward will drive at his house race in Mexico.
The situation and driver at McLaren’s fourth rookie session of the 12 months has but to be confirmed, however with plenty of road circuits and dash weekends to shut out the season, the ultimate spherical of the season at Abu Dhabi seems to be a robust risk.
With two victories, Dunne has proven spectacular type for Rodin Motorsport in System 2 since his Austrian Grand Prix look however has dropped to fifth within the standings.
He completed second on the street within the function race in Austria however was disqualified for extreme plank put on on his automobile, and he misplaced victory after dominating within the moist in Belgium due to a penalty for a begin process infringement.
Whereas each penalties have been out of his management, it dropped the Irishman from first to fifth within the standings with 4 rounds left.
