Dunne explains why Hamilton made FP1 debut "very special"

The Irish driver performed admirably to set the fourth-quickest time, just one-tenth of a second behind teammate Oscar Piastri.

Dunne looked composed behind the wheel and built up speed over the one hour of running under the spotlight on a race weekend.

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella attempted to lower the excitement around Dunne's fourth place as he has slightly less fuel.

Dunne was very impressive, and the McLaren junior is also in contention to win the Formula 2 title in his rookie year.

The Irish driver told GPBlog and others at the Red Bull Ring that following Lewis Hamilton out of the pit lane made the session even more special.

He said: "It was pretty cool. I think at the beginning of the session when I was queued up at the end of the pit lane waiting for the light to go green, and I was sat there behind Lewis Hamilton.