Dunne falls further behind in battle for F2 title

Alex Dunne's Formula 2 title hopes suffered different rustle aft he collapsed retired of Sunday's characteristic title successful Baku.

The 19-year-old Irishman, who grounded to people successful his 2 races successful Monza past week, had different frustrating characteristic title successful Azerbaijan.

Rodin Motorsport driver Dunne was forced to discontinue from nan title aft a collision pinch Leonardo Fornaroli connected nan 25th lap.

The Italian received a 10-second clip punishment for nan crash, which dropped him to 5th overall.

American Jak Crawford, who had started successful pole, held disconnected a precocious surge from Joshua Duerksen to triumph his 3rd characteristic title of nan season, which moved him up to 2nd successful nan standings, 19 points disconnected title leader Fornarol.

Dunne had fared amended successful Saturday's sprint race, registering his seventh podium of nan play to cod six points.

He battled backmost from a correction astatine nan first move connected thigh 15 to travel successful 3rd down Luke Browning and victor Dino Beganovic.

The McLaren improvement driver remains 5th successful nan standings but is now 58 points down Fornaroli pinch 2 rounds remaining.

He will title again successful Lusail successful nan penultimate information of nan 2025 run from 28-30 November arsenic he attempts to adjacent nan spread connected those up of him.