{"id":407584,"date":"2026-01-12T04:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/407584\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T04:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:35:10","slug":"alex-dunne-discusses-mclaren-exit-as-oscar-piastri-urged-to-look-elsewhere-racingnews365-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/407584\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Dunne discusses McLaren exit as Oscar Piastri urged to &#8216;look elsewhere&#8217; &#8211; RacingNews365 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former McLaren junior driver Alex Dunne has explained that his unexpected exit from the Woking-based outfit was &#8220;100%&#8221; his decision.<\/p>\n<p>It was announced at the start of last October that the Irishman had left McLaren\u2019s driver development programme, ending his association with the papaya squad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/former-mclaren-driver-explains-cause-of-unexpected-exit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Former McLaren driver explains cause of unexpected exit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tOscar Piastri backed to &#8216;look elsewhere&#8217; 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