Alex Dunne Megathread

flazio · 04-03-2026 08:39AM

It's official.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVdA4ahklAV/?igsh=c3d2azVrNHpqa2Y5

Jordan 199 · 04-03-2026 08:59AM

Excellent!

Charlie-Bravo · 04-03-2026 10:21AM

Great news for Alex - puts him in a position that he can be taken seriously as a team player. He did so well with McLaren during the FP1 sessions. And with a year of F2 under his belt, he has a good steed to progress and mature.

Frank Bullitt · 04-03-2026 07:25PM

Good stuff, if he can keep his nose clean, maybe get a few FP outings that will help his stock rise.

rameire · 06-03-2026 11:20AM

Dunne has qualified in 3rd

Jordan 199 · 06-03-2026 12:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124289932#Comment_124289932

Well Dunne.

dulpit · 06-03-2026 12:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124289932#Comment_124289932

Let's go.

VillaMad · 06-03-2026 02:50PM

Had a lap deleted and because of Mini stopping on track, it was an all or nothing last lap for him as he was stranded down in 15th, but he pulled it out of the bag and briefly went top before dropping to 3rd.

Sprint race is at 3.15am tomorrow, where Dunne will start 8th on the grid.

Feature race is at 00.30am, Sunday morning with Dunne in 3rd.

christy c · 06-03-2026 03:42PM

Did well to qualify 3rd, but has his team mate ahead of him.

Stenshorne showed some flashes last year so Dunne could have his hands full with him

Longing · 07-03-2026 05:17AM

Dunne finished P3. great start to the season.

flazio · 07-03-2026 08:20AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124292819#Comment_124292819

From an 8th place start. In contention for the win in the main race from 3rd I would expect.

Quazzie · 07-03-2026 09:04AM

He looked a lot more patient in this race compared. Less of the risks that got him into trouble last year.

Important to be the first Alpine over the line too because that's a separate competition he'll have to win each week

For Petes Sake · 08-03-2026 01:34AM

**** Stenshorne took him out. Utter madness

dakar · 08-03-2026 01:36AM

and it was all looking so good…

JimBobSnob · 08-03-2026 02:00AM

I think that was all on Alex to be fair? Cut across him too soon after the overtake.

NinjaTruncs · 08-03-2026 02:05AM

And then seemed to slam on the brakes as soon as he was past.

I was thinking he learned from his mistakes last year, seems like he still has some to learn.

JimBobSnob · 08-03-2026 02:24AM

He's going to get a penalty for that and it will apply to the next feature race. He's already digging a hole for himself so early in the season and he looked to have the pace to win it by far

ElisaAtWar · 08-03-2026 02:55AM

Dunne is disliked by all in F2. He is a total lunatic and is likely to take anyone out at any time rather than just clean racing. McLaren are lucky to be rid of him.

Ultimate Gowlbag · 08-03-2026 03:02AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124295306#Comment_124295306

Did you canvas "all in F2" yourself or did someone just say it,because it sounds like….you know…..bollix!

ElisaAtWar · 08-03-2026 03:31AM

Just look at last year in F2. How many drivers did he take out in mental attacks. Dunne is an accident waiting to happen. And I believe Rodin Motorsport really have to retire him before he does more damage

PsychoPete · 08-03-2026 10:02AM

A really solid performance from Dunne yesterday and then complete stupidly this morning which isn't out of the norm from him unfortunately. I assume Dunne was trying to cut across Stenhorne to stop him going down the inside

flazio · 08-03-2026 10:17AM

5 place grid penalty for the next feature race.

https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/fs3j1HON1iT3oKPpohkWZ/alexander-dunne-penalised-following-melbourne-feature-race?fbclid=PAb21jcAQaHdRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAacBuW4qn5AeDhT9ZIPDn94JCud4b3_Kj_0E-V8MR7Ums268DoIrMdXGVbhXug_aem_cnq-30cr8xW2tZswWIoZrA

csirl · 08-03-2026 10:49AM

Had hoped he'd calm down and be more strategic. But looks like more of the same. He really needed to get through this season with a lot less drama to last year. Now facing an uphill battle to make F1.

RoryMac · 08-03-2026 10:53AM

Was an idiotic move from Dunne, hard to understand what the hell he was thinking.

5 place penalty for the next race and things like this will make his chances of getting a seat in F1 even harder

dulpit · 08-03-2026 11:17AM

Woke this morning, turned on the F2 feature race on catch up before the f1. What did you do that for Dunne? Unnecessary and stupid. Needs to cut this behaviour out ASAP or he'll be throwing his chances away.

Ohmeha · 08-03-2026 12:40PM

Really concerning to see Dunne on the first weekend of his second F2 season having his biggest head loss so far shooting himself in the foot along with his teammate/Rodin who could have been on for a 1-2 today. His comments on the radio about Stenshorne were even more bizarre

Dunne needs a complete squeaky clean remainder of the season but he may now have already used up too many ill-disciplined red flags for some F1 team principles to ever consider him for a drive

Larbre34 · 08-03-2026 01:47PM

I think you're right. His judgement is awful at times. And to take both cars out in front is criminal level.

ElisaAtWar · 08-03-2026 10:38PM

I really don't understand Dunne. I know he is only a kid and doesn't have much concepts of how things work but to destroy his own future is incredulous. Is there not one person who can advise him.

ElisaAtWar · 08-03-2026 10:41PM

That said any advice is probably too late at this stage. Nobody in F1 or indeed F2 would go anywhere near him from this point.

JimBobSnob · 08-03-2026 11:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124296982#Comment_124296982

Thats his problem, his Dad manages him. He needs experienced advice asap.

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