Formulation 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli is about for a Haas Formulation 1 check at Jerez as a part of a two-day Testing of Earlier Automobiles programme, Autosport understands.
The 21-year-old will deal with the Spanish circuit on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, as Fornaroli begins to hunt potential alternatives to hitch the F1 grid in 2027.
It comes lower than per week after he made his F1 session debut with McLaren in FP1 on the Barcelona Grand Prix, the place the Italian completed fifth and 0.8s off pacesetter George Russell.
“I’m very completely happy together with his angle, pace and consistency,” mentioned Andrea Stella of the McLaren growth driver.
Leonardo Fornaroli, McLaren
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“Leonardo is unquestionably an asset for Formulation 1 and we would like him to drive. He may actually try this for McLaren Racing sooner or later, however on the similar time we’re working collectively to discover each alternative which will come up in Formulation 1.”
The Jerez check will witness Fornaroli drive final yr’s Haas automotive and the American outfit’s reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa can be anticipated to partake.
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