Five years ago, in 2021, a boy came close to the current championship leader, Lando NorrisWith a simple request: “I want you to remember me, I will see you in five years.”. He was 14 years old arvid lindblad, Which was just announced as a pilot for Bull racing in Formula 1.
The Briton, of Indian and Swedish descent, is a new teammate Liam Lawson. In 2025, she competed in Formula 2He ranks sixth in the championship, but he participated in two free practice rounds in the first category, at the Grand Prix in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
“It was a spur of the moment thing. I was talking to my friend and we saw Lando. I said: ‘Soon I will be racing with him in Formula 1’, and my friend said: ‘You don’t have the courage to say that to him’. I wanted to prove him wrong.”“, Arvid told Sky Sports at the beginning of the year.
“I went straight to Lando and he was very nice. I said, ‘It was really nice to meet you and I’ll see you in five years.’ You inspired me Lewis Hamilton He says Ron Dennis (He will enter McLaren)”Complete.
Who is Arvid Lindblad, the new Formula 1 driver?
Born in 2007, Arvid Lindblad became interested in speed when he was four years old, when he got a motorcycle from his father, who raced motocross. Under pressure from his mother, the young man turned to karting at the age of five.
His first major victory came in the British Kart Championship in 2018, which he raced for Oliver Rowland Motorsportcreated by the pilot of the same name. Rowland served as a mentor to Lindblad early in his career, including his experience in Formula 1, where he was a development driver.
In 2021, the young driver won an award European WSK serieswon names like Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli. In the same year, he joined the Young Pilots Program in Red BullAfter signing with the team in 2020, he was only 13 years old.
He began his first season in single-seater racing in 2023, when he finished third in the Italian Formula 4 Grand Prix, taking seven victories. He was also in fourth place European formula 4 And fifth in the United Arab Emirates, in addition to winning the special race held in the streets of Macau.
The following year, Lindblad moved into Formula 3 with Prema, and became the youngest driver to win a race in the championship, aged just 16, on his debut, which happened with the race. race From Bahrain. The rookie finished the year with four wins, including two at Silverstone.
In 2025, he was promoted to Formula 2 by Campos race. The driver achieved impressive results at the start of the season, consistently finishing in the top ten, but suffered from a lack of consistency throughout the rest of the championship.
Despite her young age International Automobile Federation (FIA) He obtained his SuperLicence, the document needed to race in Formula 1, when Lindblad was just 17 years old. The meteoric rise and support of Red Bull personalities such as Helmut MarkoIt sparked comparisons between him and Max Verstappen.
When asked how he deals with being compared to the four-time champion, the Briton replied: “I want to be the first Arvid Lindblad”He told GPblog in April. “I just want to focus on my driving and doing my best, and always try to perform at a high level. I think the rest will take care of itself.”
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