It’s a great time to be a motorsport fan with Alex Dunne wowing in F2 and now, another Irish driver, Fionn McLaughlin, winning in the British F4 championship. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOWMcLaughlin hails from Magherafelt in Northern Ireland and began karting at the age of five, before joining the Red Bull Junior Team programme and racing in the F4 British Championship with the Hitech TGR team. Sharing the news on social media, the championship announced his victory with the caption: ‘FIONN MCLAUGHLIN IS THE 2025 WERA TOOLS BRITISH F4 CHAMPIOOOOOONNNNNNNN!!!! Dunne looks set to join F1 in 2026 after announcing he was parting ways with the McLaren Driver Development programme. The decision was mutual and leaves him open to exploring drives with other teams that have seats free for 2026, including McLaren’s rivals Red Bull and Mercedes.