The Formula 3 championship came to a close at Monza and with it, the category crowned a new champion. Before Charles Leclerc took victory at the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, hometown hero Leonardo Fornaroli won the Formula 3 championship in dramatic fashion. The 19-year-old divebombed Christian Mansell at Parabolica on the final lap of the Feature Race to take third place and beat Gabriele Mini to the title, who had been set to claim the crown before the overtake. Just two days after becoming F3 champion, Fornaroli already had his future confirmed. The Italian announced that he would be dri…