Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad has stated that it has nonetheless not sunk in that he’s racing in Method 1.
The 18-year-old driver secured a full-time F1 seat with Crimson Bull’s sister squad after only one season in Method 2, ending sixth within the standings on 134 factors with three race wins.
Lindblad began aggressive karting in 2015 earlier than transferring as much as Method 4 in 2022. After two seasons, the primary with Van Amersfoort Racing and the second with Hitech Grand Prix, the Briton moved to Method 3 with Prema Racing in 2024.
“I do not suppose it is absolutely sunk in,” he defined throughout an interview with BBC Newsbeat. “That is one thing I have been working in the direction of my entire life. So the very fact it is come true is extraordinarily particular, extraordinarily cool.”
The younger driver visited Delhi forward of the season begin. Whereas he races underneath the British flag, his mom is British Indian. This background makes the concept of racing in India a “actually cool” proposition.
“I race underneath the British flag so having one dwelling race is fairly cool, if there have been to be a second one which’d be actually particular as nicely,” he added. “I do not know the ins and outs of it, or how real looking it’s, however it could imply so much to me.”
Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls
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The Racing Bulls driver has already impressed within the opening 4 rounds of his debut F1 season.
After lining up ninth for the Australian Grand Prix, he completed eighth, scoring 4 factors on his debut. Though he failed to choose up factors on the Chinese language, Japanese, and Miami Grands Prix, he presently sits twelfth within the drivers’ standings behind his team-mate Liam Lawson in tenth.
After the 2026 season resumed in Florida following a five-week break as a result of cancellation of the Saudi Arabian and Bahrain Grands Prix, followers are actually confronted with one other wait till the Canadian Grand Prix, which takes place on 24 Might.
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