Lukas Dunner with lots of commitment but little luck in Silverstone

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 10th 2020, Vienna

Austrian F3 driver Lukas Dunner looks back at a difficult second race weekend in Silverstone with P23 and DNF. After two consecutive race weekends in Great Britain, FIA F3 together with FIA F1 and FIA F2 travels to Barcelona, Spain.

The young Austrian had stayed in Silverstone after the first race weekend there to focus on his intense work out and being race ready. The current concentration of race weekends as well as the unstable conditions due to Covid19 demand organisational as well as logistic strength from the team surrounding Dunner.

In the free practice session, Dunner sets the 27th fastest laptime. Little later, in Qualifying, he places the car on P28 for the starting grid, right behind his MP Motorsport teammate Richard Verschoor. A red flag during his last attempt at a fast lap ended his chance of starting further in front.

In race 1, the Austrian stays composed and with good pace he manages to gain a few positions, he crosses the line on P23.

In race 2, Dunner's fight for positions is short-lived. After only a few laps, two competitors fighting each other lose control and both crash into Dunner's car, one damaging his front wing and the other more substantially damaging the side of his car. The Austrian subsequently is out of the race.

After a short pit stop at his home in Vienna, Lukas Dunner will later this week be on his way to Barcelona where he and the rest of the Formula 3 drivers have their next race.

"That was a tough one. I wanted to deliver a better result, the team deserved it after all of their hard work. At least Bent was able to win race 2, I'm happy for the team, and of course for him." - Lukas Dunner