By Balazs Szabo – July 26, 2025, 9:00 PM
Okay, so here’s the deal. Belgium, right? There I was, barely keeping up with the screen — didn’t even mean to watch, but hey, racing’s got this magnetic pull. So, Leonardo Fornaroli. He’s just fresh from some rookie thing in Berlin. Formula E, they say. Anyway, he just bagged another Sprint Race win. Two in a row. Bam!
He didn’t even start at the top. Nope. Third place, but with this wild dash to the front right at the first turn. I mean, who does that? It was like he had rocket shoes or something. And, oh boy, the drama from there! Local guy Amaury Cordeel was all over him at first, probably hoping for some hometown glory. Sorry Amaury, Fornaroli wasn’t having it. Victor Martins, some French dude, also stirring the pot, was busy tailing Cordeel. Annnnd then — kerplunk — those two tangled! Cordeel ended up making gravel angels at Turn 5, if you can picture it.
This called for the trusty ol’ safety car, and suddenly the pit lane was the place to be. Midfield drivers scrambling for fresh tires like it was Black Friday. But Fornaroli, Martins, and Gabriele Mini? Nah, they played it cool. Stuck with their worn mediums. Somehow, and I mean somehow, they kept ahead. Bernoulli’s Principle of tire wear or something? Who knows.
And then there was Oliver Goethe, the Red Bull kid. Pole position was his playground, but tires, man, they’re tricky little devils. He ended up in a not-too-shabby fourth for MP Motorsport. Josep María Martí, another Red Bull dude and first on those fresh tyres, sat pretty in fifth.
The rest shuffling behind, Roman Stanek came in sixth, with McLaren’s Alexander Dunne in seventh. Then ART’s Ritomo Miyata scooped up the last point. Must’ve been tight racing amidst all that shuffling and tire gambling.
Post-race, Fornaroli’s all grins. Seriously, said something like, “Another win, super happy…” and some jazz about managing the race. Just heard “super happy” because like, who wouldn’t be?
Now about the championship leaderboard? Richard Verschoor still on top with 122 points — just cozied up there ahead of Jak Crawford, second at 116. And yep, Fornaroli jumped to third with 114, with Alexander Dunne trailing not far behind at 110. Fifth is Luke Browning at 98. Crazy close, right?
Teams stuff: Campos Racing is running the show at 158 points, but Invicta’s sneaking up with 146. DAMS Lucas Oil are loitering close at 142, followed by Hitech TGR with 141, and MP Motorsport’s got 139. Everything’s one big close race!
Boom. That’s the scoop — chaos and all. Racing never fails with the unexpected. Keep your seatbelts on, folks.
