Ex-McLaren junior 'comfortable' after parting ways: 'Decision I had to make'

15:08, 30 Nov

byKada Sarkozi

Irish talent Alex Dunne parted ways with McLaren in October, but a move to Red Bull's junior team did not materialize. The F2 driver addressed his future after the feature race in Qatar.

"The rest of information that I have I'm going to keep to myself. But no, I think it was a decision that we needed to make."

- Alex Dunne

GPblog was first to report that Dunne was on Red Bull Racing's radar back during the Italian Grand Prix.

After McLaren announced parting ways with Dunne on 2 October. A couple of weeks later, this website could also report that Austrian team has made the decision that the young F2 driver will not join Red Bull's junior team.

Dunne on the podium of the F2 feature race in Qatar - Photo: Race Pictures

Answering GPblog's question in Qatar, he said: "I chose to leave (McLaren). I have a goal set out and that is to be a Formula 1 driver. That decision was one that needed to be made to have that opportunity. That's why we did what we did."

McLaren has won back-to-back constructors' titles in F1. About why he opted to leave the team, the Irishman continued: "Yes, it's (McLaren) one of the best teams on the grid, but it also has probably the best driver lineup on the grid. Realistically those two drivers are not going anywhere for a long time.

"The rest of information that I have I'm going to keep to myself. But no, I think it was a decision that we needed to make. It's one that I was more than comfortable making, it was my decision actually.

"So I think moving forward we're in the right place and we know where we want to be."

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