Francesco Bernoulli features in Pixar's Cars 2.
Francesco is an Italian Formula-style race car and one of Lightning McQueen's principal competitors in the World Grand Prix. He is exceptionally confident and enjoys provoking McQueen, creating a rivalry that helps drive the racing portions of the film. John Turturro provides Francesco's voice in the English version.
The character belongs specifically to the international setting of Cars 2. The first Cars focuses on American stock-car racing and the Piston Cup, while Cars 3 introduces Jackson Storm as the central new racing threat. Those different sporting contexts can make the racers easy to mix up.
Francesco's design reflects open-wheel racing influences, unlike Lightning McQueen's stock-car shape. Cars 2 uses a wide range of international racers and locations to make the World Grand Prix feel like a global event, with Francesco serving as its flamboyant Italian representative.