He had been linked to Purple Bull and a deal was agreed with head of the junior programme Helmut Marko.
Nonetheless, the contract was cancelled after it emerged Marko, who would leave the team at the end of the season, had not consulted with the Purple Bull hierarchy earlier than signing Dunne and the Irish driver acquired a payout for the cut up.
Stories round talks over a task in Alpine’s junior programme cooled over Christmas as a consequence of his lack of a Tremendous Licence, however Dunne appeared for the primary F2 check on Tuesday with an Alpine livery on his Rodin Motorsport automobile, and a deal is anticipated to be introduced within the coming weeks.
Drivers construct FIA Tremendous Licence factors on their means up the motorsport ladder by way of their finishes in championship standings and mileage in a F1 automobile in follow periods.
Dunne wanted to complete in third place in F2 final season to succeed in the 40-point threshold to qualify for a full F1 licence, however he might solely end in fifth after a disappointing finish to the yr.
Junior drivers in F1 usually perform simulator and improvement work for groups and the extra skilled, like Dunne, can’t solely drive in personal assessments, but in addition in opening follow periods on Grand Prix weekends.
F1 groups are obliged to supply younger drivers 4 follow periods – two for every automobile – all through the season, and Aron and Japan’s Ryo Hirakawa fulfilled these duties for Alpine final yr.
The F2 season begins alongside the F1 calendar in Melbourne from 6-8 March.
