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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kieran Jackson

F2 champion lands wide-ranging McLaren F1 role for 2026 season

Leonardo Fornaroli will be McLaren’s reserve driver this season - (Getty Images)

F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli has been announced as McLaren’s reserve, test and development driver for the 2026 F1 season.

Italian racer Fornaroli, who followed in the footsteps of Charles Leclerc, George Russell, Oscar Piastri and Gabriel Bortoleto in winning F3 and F2 back-to-back, was not attached to an F1 team for his championship-winning run last season.

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