Piastri: The challenge is to climb to the top of the podium.

      Yesterday, the McLaren team announced that Alex Dunn will replace Lando Norris at the first practice session in Austria, and today they gave the floor to all the main characters of the upcoming weekend.

      Lando Norris: "I look forward to returning to the wheel in Austria this week, because I have great memories of the track in Spielberg, and now the first stage will take place there. another series of two races in a row.

      Together with the team, I am intensively preparing for this, working with my engineers at the base in Woking, and it's time to check everything on the track and try to show good results."

      Oscar Piastri: "Last year in Austria, I finished second, and now the task is to get one step higher. I want to start this series of European races as well as possible, so we'll be attacking next weekend.

      It's a short lap in Spielberg, but I like the combination of straight stretches and corners where the track goes downhill, and it's fun to drive there. The team is working great, and I can't wait to get behind the wheel."

      Alex Dunn: "I am very happy to be working with the team at the first training session in Austria. It's a really interesting track there, and it's going to be a very special day for me and my family. I can't find the words to thank McLaren for this opportunity and for their continued assistance in my professional development.

      " Andrea Stella, team principal: "We had a great time at the team's base and are now heading to Austria. Alex Dunn will be driving the MCL39 in the first practice session at the beginning of the weekend, and we want to see him on the track as soon as possible.

      In previous years, our team achieved good results in Spielberg, especially we want to remember the weekend of 2023, because it can be considered the moment from which our path to winning the Constructors' Cup began. 

      Almost half of the season is over, and although we are leading in both championship standings, nothing is taken for granted. Therefore, it is important to remain fully focused during the Austrian Grand Prix and understand that the other teams competing in the leadership group are also very competitive."