P1racenews AI automatic summary:
George Russell followed up his Canada win by topping first Austrian GP practice, but the most attention-grabbing aspect of the session was F2 points leader Alex Dunne going fourth on his F1 weekend debut
George Russell topped the first Formula 1 practice session of the Austrian GP after his win in the Canadian Grand Prix, with Alex Dunne impressively taking fourth in his F1 debut for McLaren.
Dunne, filling in for Lando Norris, was just 0.069 seconds behind his teammate Piastri in third place on soft tyres during the qualifying simulation.
Russell set the fastest lap of 1m05.542s, leading ahead of Max Verstappen and Piastri in second and third, respectively.
Kimi Antonelli struggled on soft tyres, dropping to 11th, while Yuki Tsunoda fell to 17th, 0.7 seconds off Verstappen.
Fernando Alonso had a dramatic spin during FP1 while preparing for a flying lap, jokingly calling it the “worst out-lap we could possibly do.”
The FP1 times concluded with Russell in first, Verstappen in second, Piastri in third, and Dunne impressively in fourth, setting the stage for an exciting race weekend at the Austrian GP.
