Ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has claimed that McLaren has made a major decision regarding Lando Norris’ future in 2025. Schumacher alleged that McLaren has “internally decided that Oscar Piastri is the man” to lead them to a world championship,

Dunne is a member of McLaren 's driver development programme and will be making his F1 session debut in Austria, having previously only taken part in test programmes. Norris will then return to his car for FP2 later in the same day, as he resumes his championship battle with Piastri and 2024 rival Max Verstappen .

With Dunne behind the wheel, Norris will miss out on a practice session as he looks to rescue his title challenge. The six-time Grand Prix winner crashed into the back of team-mate Oscar Piastri during the closing stages of the race in Canada, resulting in a DNF and a significant point swing in favour of the Australian.