Alex Dunne was central to one of the most dramatic F3 weekends in recent memory.
Offaly's Alex Dunne endured a weekend to forget at Silverstone after missing out on points, and picking up a ten place grid penalty for the next round.
The Clonbullogue racer looked to have the pace to qualify his MP Motorsport car high up the grid but failed to re-emerge from his garage during qualifying after initially posting the second fastest time.
That left the McLaren junior driver 14th on the grid.
His ambitions in Saturday's sprint race were ended when he found himself squeezed on to the grass by Charlie Wurz, causing a collision.
It started with a brilliant move into Stowe! 🤩
— Formula 3 (@Formula3) July 6, 2024
It ended in chaos 😔 #F3 #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/bLiPci4hwH
Sunday's Feature Race did not go any better.
Dunne was collected by a crash initiated by a Joshua Dufek spin at the exit of Stowe corner.
Contact causes a chain reaction 🔗💥
— Formula 3 (@Formula3) July 7, 2024
This moment on the exit of Stowe eliminated both Dunne and Montoya from the Feature Race 😔#F3 #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/oQxlZzI1JL
He was then hit with a ten place grid penalty for the next race for rejoining the track unsafely which led to a crash between Sophia Floersch and Dino Beganovic.
Drama on the Wellington Straight! 💥#F3 #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/EFD7pBnBU3
— Formula 3 (@Formula3) July 7, 2024
Prema Racing's Arvid Linblad won both races over the weekend.
The Formula Three World Championship returns at Budapest in just under two weeks time.
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