07/09/2025 10:26
McLaren F1 protege Alex Dunne's Formula 2 title hopes have taken a
further blow after being rammed out of the Italian Grand Prix
feature race. On Lap 8 of 30 of the longer race, Dunne was
overtaking Joshua Durksen for third place on the run to the Ascari
chicane, with Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad close behind. Durksen
moved to the left after being passed by Dunne, with Lindblad
falling in behind the McLaren junior, but totally misjudged his
braking for the chicane, ramming the back of Dunne's Rodin machine.
The Irishman reported he was okay, before replays showed Lindblad
locking up and punting Dunne into the gravel. For this, he received
a 10-second time penalty, but further drama would await on the
restart. Cian Shields spun off on the approach to the Parabolica
under the safety car, before Lindblad wiped out Roman Stanek at
Turn 1 once the race resumed. Lindblad did pit for new tyres, but
the severely damaged front wing on his car was not changed, meaning
he had no front downforce under braking for Turn 1. When he got
there, he wiped out Stanek, with Victor Martins also an innocent
victim. On the second restart, another safety car was then called
after Sami Megetounif lost control at Turn 1, demolishing the brake
marker boards as he spun through the escape road. As for Dunne's
title hopes, he was already 40 points behind leader Leonardo
Fornaroli coming into the race, with the reigning F3 champion still
in the race. 1964604869731635272 LAP 11 / 30 🟢 GREEN FLAGS 🟢 HUGE
DRAMA AT T1! 🤯 Arvid Lindblad can't get the car stopped with a
damaged front wing and spears into the unfortunate Roman Stanek 🟡
SAFETY CAR 🟡 #F2 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/nflxSs59O8 — Formula 2
(@Formula2) September 7, 2025
