While waiting for the tests: Antonelli is the torchbearer and Leclerc the footballer

A special weekend In Barcelona everything is ready for the first tests of the 2026 Formula 1 season, with the teams taking turns on the track between Monday 26th and Friday 30th January. As mentioned, only Williams will be missing, which preferred to raise the white flag due to delays in the scheduled timetable (there are rumors of a failed crash test).
For the drivers it is therefore the last free weekend before entering world championship mode and for two of the most beloved talents in the paddock it was a decidedly special weekend. Antonelli torchbearer On the afternoon of Saturday 24 January, the Italian Mercedes driver, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, took on the role of torchbearer for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, carrying the torch to Palmanova, in the province of Udine, in the 48th stage of the passing of the Olympic symbol.
The young talent declared: “I’m really excited and very happy about this opportunity. Carrying the torch is a very important thing because it represents all the values ​​of sport. It’s like passing energy from one person to another, and that’s what makes it a wonderful opportunity.” Leclerc footballer A decidedly unusual Saturday also for Charles Leclerc, the day after he took the Ferrari SF-26 on track for the first time in Fiorano. The Monegasque wore his football boots for a charity match in Monte Carlo, which was also attended by the likes of Paul Pogba, Eden Hazard and Andriy Shevchenko. The results of Leclerc as a footballer? Reviewable…