F1: Fornaroli in second take a look at with McLaren

2025 F2 champion, Leonardo Fornaroli enjoys his second outing as reserve driver for McLaren.

Working with the Woking outfit’s Testing of Earlier Vehicles staff, Fornaroli drove the 2023 automotive for the second time, following his debut on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in March.

The 21-year-old accomplished 68 laps round Silverstone, his programme being an evolution of the one he ran throughout his maiden take a look at because the staff seems to be to proceed his improvement plan. The plan centered on longer runs, decrease gas masses, and a mixture of onerous and comfortable tyres.

Within the weeks since his first take a look at, Fornaroli has continued to help the staff trackside, attending the Japanese Grand Prix. He has additionally been a daily on the McLaren Expertise Centre, working carefully with the staff and logging intensive simulator time.

The 21-year-old, who was born in Piacenza, which performed an essential function within the historical past of Ferrari, will proceed to drive the MCL60 all year long with additional assessments deliberate at quite a lot of totally different circuits as a part of his ongoing coaching.

“One other good day on observe,” stated the 2024 F3 champion, “it was wonderful to be again within the MCL60. Silverstone is one among my favorite circuits, so I am grateful to McLaren for the chance to get again behind the wheel of an F1 automotive there.

“With it being my second take a look at, the run plan was extra superior,” he continued, “so I acquired to attempt some totally different setups and run with totally different ranges of gas, which continues to help my understanding of driving a Components 1 automotive.

“I am very proud of right now,” he added, “and I continued to make enhancements from my take a look at a number of weeks in the past, getting much more snug with these machines.

“I sit up for persevering with to check this 12 months, one thing that is essential as a part of my function as reserve driver, and for my improvement throughout the DDP programme.”