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McLaren Driver Development: McLaren on Thursday signed Alex Dunne and Martinius Stenshorne for their Driver Development programme. Both currently race in Formula 3, Dunne for MP Motorsport and Stenshorne for Hitech Pulse-Eight.

"We're pleased to announce that Alex and Martinius have joined our Driver Development programme," said Stephanie Carlin, Director of F1 business operations, who runs the programme, in a statement. "They are both exciting and promising young talents within motorsport, with proven records on track in their respective junior categories including this season’s FIA Formula 3 Championship.

"The entire team is looking forward to welcoming Alex and Martinius to the McLaren family and we’ll be working closely to support their development within our talent pipeline."