World championship chief Oscar Piastri will miss the primary observe session for the Italian Grand Prix as McLaren will run a observe driver for the second time this 12 months.
System 2 racer Alex Dunne will return to drive for the workforce. He beforehand took over Lando Norris’s automotive on the Austrian Grand Prix.
Dunne impressed on his first look in an official F1 observe session, setting the fourth-fastest time and lapping inside a tenth of a second of Piastri.
The McLaren junior driver lies second within the F2 standings with eight races remaining, 30 factors off chief Leonardo Fornaroli. Dunne has gained twice this 12 months however was additionally stripped of victory within the characteristic race at Spa-Francorchamps after failing to interact his automotive’s begin set-up process appropriately on the formation lap.
Piastri arrives at Monza having elevated his championship lead over workforce mate Norris to 34 factors, the best it has been all season. He has scored seven wins to this point this 12 months to Norris’s 5.
Every F1 workforce should run a driver who has began not more than two grands prix in a primary observe session in every of its vehicles twice over the course of 2025. McLaren beforehand introduced its IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward will take one of many alternatives at Mexico Metropolis.
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