Fornaroli-McLaren link remains unconfirmed

A supplied BBC Sport item does not confirm any Leonardo Fornaroli move to McLaren, so the reported link cannot be stated as fact at this stage.

A supplied BBC Sport source does not provide enough support to state that Leonardo Fornaroli is in line for a McLaren race seat. With confirmed set to false and no direct report of a deal, the claim remains unverified and should not be presented as fact.

That means there is currently no sourced basis here for details such as a contract, role or timeline. Any move involving Fornaroli and McLaren would need confirmation from the team, the driver or another reliable primary source before publication as established news.

For context, McLaren is one of Formula 1’s long-running names through founder Bruce McLaren, who raced in the championship from 1958 to 1970, making 103 entries with four wins and 27 podiums.