Irishman’s F4 wins a Dunne deal
It was a driver who only confirmed his place on the grid days before the season began that was the star of British Formula 4’s new era at Donington Park as Alex Dunne claimed two wins and a second.
The Hitech recruit blasted into the lead at the start of the opener as Carlin’s polesitter Ugo Ugochukwu was unable to complete his 15th birthday in style as he fell to third off the line, also dropping behind team-mate Oliver Gray. That was how it stayed to the finish, with Ugochukwu never quite able to challenge Gray. Dunne then added another dominant win in the finale, this time pulling clear from Aiden Neate and Gray.
Reversed-grid specialist Georgi Dimitrov maintained the lead at the start from pole in race two, while Neate and Gray clashed at Redgate a few laps later. The race came alive with five minutes remaining as Joseph Loake began pressuring JHR team-mate Dimitrov. A failed attempt at the chicane left Loake cutting the corner and vulnerable from behind and sure enough it was Dunne who surged through to second from ninth.
He says he will “take the rest of the year as it comes” but, after such a convincing series debut, dovetailing a British title bid alongside his main Italian campaign could be on the cards.