Leonardo Fornaroli has completed his second F1 test with the McLaren, taking to the wheel of the MCL60 at Silverstone as the 21-year-old continues to build his understanding of grand prix machinery. A step up from Barcelona The Italian, who serves as McLaren’s Reserve Driver, completed 68 laps totalling 393 kilometres around the Northamptonshire circuit…
2024 F3 and 2025 F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli has completed his first laps in an F1 car with McLaren at the Circuit de Catalunya on Monday and Tuesday. He drove the MCL60, the team’s 2023 challenger. This opportunity came via the TPC programme. Every team can run a reserve driver in a car for private…
The 2026 FIA Formula 2 season has not even begun and already the spotlight is on reigning champion Leonardo Fornaroli. However, instead of preparing to defend his title, the Italian is adjusting to life away from the F2 grid. Fornaroli has taken on a new role as McLaren Formula 1 Team’s 2026 Reserve Driver. Meanwhile,…
With the final round of F1 pre-season testing coming to a close in Bahrain and the lights ready to go out in Melbourne in less than two weeks’ time, eleven teams are adding final touches to their roster and confirming their reserve and development drivers for the 2026 season. As 22 drivers line up on…
Leonardo Fornaroli’s 2025 FIA Formula 2 (F2) campaign will be remembered as a season built not only on speed, but on control, composure and championship intelligence. Stepping up as the reigning Formula 3 champion, Fornaroli arrived in F2 with momentum, but few expected him to conquer and win the championship in his rookie season. Yet,…
Leonardo Fornaroli reflected on his development with Invicta Racing and comradeship with Richard Verschoor. Fornaroli, the 2025 FIA Formula 2 champion with Invicta Racing, has shared his personal development that pushed him to the title. Speaking to the media, including Pit Debrief, the now McLaren F1 Reserve Driver detailed how hard work with his team…
Defending F1 Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Champions McLaren have confirmed that 2025 F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli and Arrow McLaren IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward will share reserve driver duties for the 2026 season. Fornaroli and O’Ward form a strong reserve driver line-up at McLaren F1 Leonardo Fornaroli has had a magnificent couple of years. The Italian…
2025 Formula 2 Driver Champion Leonardo Fornaroli is the recipient of the Anthonie Hubert Award. He joins a very exclusive list of winners alongside the likes of Gabriel Bortoleto, Oscar Piastri and Zhou Guanyu. Stepping up to F2 this season, the Italian went on to secure back-to-back titles and played a pivotal role in leading…
In recent years, Invicta Racing has become one of the standout teams in Formula 2, producing drivers who not only succeed on track, but also graduate into higher categories with confidence and capability. In 2024, Gabriel Bortoleto won the Drivers’ Championship with the team, and at the F2 Qatar GP, Leonardo Fornaroli won the Championship…
Leonardo Fornaroli entered the final Formula 2 weekend already crowned Drivers’ Champion, yet he approached his last Qualifying session of the year with the same sharp focus that has defined his season. Despite having secured the biggest individual honour, he still carries Invicta Racing’s ambitions on his shoulders as the team continue to fight for…
