Italian F4 Championship leader after the opening round is Alp Aksoy (Prema Racing), who came close to a perfect scorecard at the Misano World Circuit. With two victories and a third-place finish, the Turkish driver collected 82 out of the 90 points available and became the first championship leader of the 2026 season.

A true Formula 1 legend with 256 Grand Prix contested, six victories and three podiums in the World Championship standings, Riccardo Patrese was also a talented kart racer who won the world title in 1974. For the past four years, the Italian from Padua has once again frequented the karting paddocks to follow his young son Lorenzo, who is a 15 year old OK driver.

Racing in OK in 2020, Lorenzo Patrese has shown real progress in his fourth year in karting. The driver from Padua, who celebrated his 15th birthday in August, now wishes to continue his career in single-seater racing next season.

At Mugello circuit, participation in the Italian F4 Championship powered by Abarth remains very high, with 5 new drivers

Fathers and sons in the WSK Paddock in Sarno (I) on Father’s Day. Special dads working on March 19th too, to prepare the closer of WSK Super Master Series. Formula 1 dads will be back as teenagers reliving their karting days to prepare their sons at best.