▁racing ▁in ▁a ▁Formula ▁series ▁whilst ▁only ▁ 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁his ▁first ▁taste ▁of ▁travel ing ▁the ▁continent ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁races ▁in ▁South ▁American ▁Formula ▁Three , ▁driving ▁a ▁R alt / Op el ▁with ▁the ▁IN I ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Europe , ▁his ▁father ▁knowing ▁his ▁career ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁go ▁there ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁momentum . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Italian ▁Formula ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁National ▁Tro phy ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁margin ▁in ▁a ▁D all ara ▁ 3 9 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁a ▁taste ▁of ▁Italian ▁Formula ▁Three ▁in ▁a ▁D all ara ▁ 3 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁bigger ▁Italian ▁F 3 ▁team ▁Col oni ▁Mot ors port , ▁driving ▁a ▁D all ara ▁ 3 9 6 ▁with ▁an ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁engine . ▁ ▁His ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁started ▁generating ▁interest ▁from ▁Formula ▁One ▁teams , ▁with ▁Ben et ton ▁in ▁the ▁frame ▁for ▁signing ▁him . ▁ ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁Min ardi , ▁though , ▁who ▁secured ▁his ▁services ▁as ▁a ▁test ▁driver ▁for ▁the ▁team , ▁despite ▁being ▁just ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Route ▁to ▁Formula ▁One ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Formula ▁Three ▁season , ▁Tu ero ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁race , ▁and ▁he ▁crossed ▁the ▁line ▁first ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁race ,