McLaren plans two FP1 outings for Fornaroli in Mexico City and São Paulo

McLaren plans two more FP1 outings for reserve driver Leonardo Fornaroli at the Mexico City and São Paulo Grands Prix. He is set to return to the team’s MCL40 for both sessions.

The outings are set to be Fornaroli’s third and fourth first-practice appearances of 2026. He made his first two FP1 appearances at Barcelona-Catalunya and Hungary earlier this season; the upcoming sessions will complete McLaren’s final two mandatory rookie sessions of the year.

At Circuit Paul Ricard last weekend, Fornaroli tested McLaren’s 2025 MCL39 and covered almost 350 kilometres on the Grand Prix layout. In his sixth F1 test with the team, he focused on longer runs simulating FP1 and tried different set-ups.

Fornaroli said he was excited to return to the MCL40. He expects Mexico City’s altitude to be a new physical challenge and sees the outings as an opportunity to develop and help McLaren over the race weekends.