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Laois F1 Performance Coach "Keeping An Eye" On Offaly F3 Starlet

Wednesday, 6 March 2024 14:16

Photo Credit: Instagram/@patrickh_coach

Alex Dunne won his seat on the Formula Three grid just before the start of the season.

The midlands is making its impact on the world of elite motorsport.

Laois man Patrick Harding has been working as a performance coach for Williams F1 racer Alex Albon for six years.

Harding is set to take over Williams' young driver program, and is keeping a keen eye on the performance of the team's academy prospects in F2 and F3.

The team's young drivers had a weekend to remember with top six finishes for Zac O'Sullivan and Franco Colapinto in F2, while Luke Browning won Saturday's feature race in F3.

However Offaly teenager Alex Dunne, currently outside the program, has caught the eye of Harding:

The Clonbullogue teenager claimed his first championship points after racing from the back end of the top 20 to ninth place.

Formula Two joins the F1 grid in Saudi, while F3 returns at the Australian Grand Prix at the end of March.

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