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3 days ago
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Dunne goes from 19th to second to retake F2 lead
Alex Dunne bounced back from a disappointing weekend in Monaco to retake the Formula 2 lead [Getty Images] Ireland's Alex Dunne has retaken the lead of the Formula 2 standings after going from 19th to second in the sprint race in Barcelona. The 19-year-old McLaren development driver bounced back from a disappointing weekend in Monaco, where he was deemed at fault for a first corner collision and handed a 10-place grid penalty for the next race in Spain. Advertisement Dunne was given a further three-place grid penalty after a pit lane collision with Victor Martins in practice, which meant he started the sprint race from 19th. A strong first lap saw Irishman move up to 14th and Dunne was running outside the points until a late safety car after Prema team-mates Sebastian Montoya and Gabriele Mini came together on lap 17. Dutch driver Richard Verschoor and Dunne pitted for soft tyres, and they cut their way through the pack on the restart. They pair capitalised on their tyre advantage, and Dunne finished the race just 0.3 seconds behind winner Verschoor. Rodin Motorsport driver Dunne now holds a four-point advantage over English driver Luke Browning, who was in contention for the win before the late safety car before he dropped away on older tyres, and Verschoor is now third in the standings. Red Bull junior driver Arvid Lindblad, who was ninth in the sprint, will start from pole position for the feature race at 8:40 BST on Sunday, while Dunne will line up in eighth.
BBC News
3 days ago
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Dunne goes from 19th to second to retake F2 lead
Ireland's Alex Dunne has retaken the lead of the Formula 2 standings after going from 19th to second in the sprint race in Barcelona. The 19-year-old McLaren development driver bounced back from a disappointing weekend in Monaco, where he was deemed at fault for a first corner collision and handed a 10-place grid penalty for the next race in Spain. Dunne was given a further three-place grid penalty after a pit lane collision with Victor Martins in practice, which meant he started the sprint race from 19th. A strong first lap saw Irishman move up to 14th and Dunne was running outside the points until a late safety car after Prema team-mates Sebastian Montoya and Gabriele Mini came together on lap 17. Dutch driver Richard Verschoor and Dunne pitted for soft tyres, and they cut their way through the pack on the restart. They pair capitalised on their tyre advantage, and Dunne finished the race just 0.3 seconds behind winner Motorsport driver Dunne now holds a four-point advantage over English driver Luke Browning, who was in contention for the win before the late safety car before he dropped away on older tyres, and Verschoor is now third in the standings. Red Bull junior driver Arvid Lindblad, who was ninth in the sprint, will start from pole position for the feature race at 8:40 BST on Sunday, while Dunne will line up in eighth.
