Living in the centre, churches, friends and food: Leonardo Fornaroli’s Hometown Tour

14 November 2025

Leonardo Fornaroli is currently gearing up for the final two rounds of the 2025 Formula 2 season, with the current Championship leader aiming to seal title come the chequered flag in Abu Dhabi.

The Italian’s preparations will no doubt be in full swing, and based on a recent conversation about his hometown, we know exactly where the Invicta Racing driver would have been spending his time away from the track.

“So I am from Piacenza, a town which is more or less one hour from Milan. I was born and grew up there, so I really love the city, even if it's not too big, it has a lot of stuff, to visit and to do.

“The food is amazing there, and I always bring the logo of the city on my helmet since I was a kid, so it's special for me.

“It was really nice growing up there. My house is at the centre, and every school I went too was very close to my house, so I was just going there by walking when some of my classmates were taking the train or the bus, waking up at crazy times like 5:50 in the morning. But I was just waking up 30 minutes before the lesson.

Fornaroli is from Piacenza in Italy and says he goes back home from often

“I created my own group of friends there, I met my girlfriend there so when I go back from races, I always have a great time there, and also my gym where I go to train is also there. I stay there, I have everything there, so it's perfect for me.

“It's a historical city, so you can see some churches from a long time ago, and the food as well is really good. It's not always super healthy, but it's amazing, like Tortelli with ricotta and spinach, in the butter.

“Sometimes you can put some mushrooms, then you have agnolini in brodo, which is not similar, but it’s like tortelini, but the inside is different. I prefer agnolini, to be honest.

“Then we have things that you cut, like salami, ham. But actually in Italian, we have salumi, it's different parts of the pork, we are very strong on that, also with cheese. I really like the food.

Fornaroli talked about what he and his family like to do on Sundays back home

“If someone was going on a holiday there, I would tell them to visit every church because there are many, and then go to the museums which are very nice.

“Also there are some nice restaurants, not only in the centre, but also in the countryside, which is amazing. Almost every Sunday, it's tradition for my family to go there, the food is outstanding.

“Before going to dinner, sometimes I take the car and have some nice trips around the countryside. I go every weekend with my dad, and we have a lot of fun. Have a nice visit to the centre as well.”