Leonardo Fornaroli: My Ultimate Driver

4 May 2023

Settling well into life in Formula 3 with Trident, Leonardo Fornaroli is the latest driver delve into what his ultimate driver would look like.

Seeking to emulate the king of the late brakers in recent seasons, let’s see what the Italian driver came up with...

INTELLIGENCE

“Lewis Hamilton because in every hard condition he faced, he always found a way to manage it and to eventually win the race.”

DRIVING IN THE WET/DRY

“For the wet, I would say Ayrton Senna because I think he was the master of the rain and of the wet conditions. In the dry, I would say Max Verstappen.”

QUALIFYING

“It’s got to be Max Verstappen again because every time I watch his onboards, I think he’s like a robot or a monster – he's that quick.”

CORNERING

“Lewis Hamilton because every time I watch him, he’s always really precise on the chicanes and always hitting the perfect apex.”

TYRE MANAGEMENT

“This one, I don’t know, maybe Lewis Hamilton again.”

BRAVERY

“I’d pick Max Verstappen again because he’s managed to do so many sends without almost crashing, but there are also times when he’s hit the other driver. I think he’s the bravest driver in F1.”

SMOOTH OR AGGRESSIVE DRIVING STYLE

“They could be smooth like Carlos Sainz Jr because of his motto – he's a smooth operator, or aggressive like Daniel Ricciardo. I’d prefer them to be aggressive.”

OVERTAKING

“Daniel Ricciardo. He’s one of those drivers that can try to dive from a very long distance back and manage to do it perfectly without locking up and hitting the apex. It’s perfect and I’ve seen so many moves from Daniel like this.”

ANYTHING ELSE?

“I’d like them to be funny like Lando Norris, in his interviews he seems like a really nice guy.”