The Irishman – who currently leads the F2 Championship – delivered a flawless first session in Formula 1 to finish P4, within a tenth of team-mate and Championship leader Oscar Piastri, with FP1 pacesetter George Russell just two-tenths up the road.

George Russell followed up his victory in Canada with a fast start to the Austrian Grand Prix weekend as the Mercedes driver topped first practice ahead of Max Verstappen.

Ex-F1 driver Karun Chandhok believes Alex Dunne should be in the running to be one of Cadillac’s drivers next year. Cadillac are joining the 2026 F1 grid as the 11th team. The American car manufacturer haven’t yet decided their driver line-up.