Crimson Bull has confirmed 17-year-old Arvid Lindblad will make his Components 1 race weekend debut throughout FP1 on the British Grand Prix.
The information had been pre-empted by Crimson Bull advisor Helmut Marko throughout an interview previous to the Austrian Grand Prix, however the group itself has now confirmed Lindblad will drive Yuki Tsunoda’s automotive throughout the opening follow session at Silverstone.
Lindblad solely turns 18 on Aug. 8 however was granted particular dispensation to obtain a Tremendous License following an utility to the FIA, with the governing physique stating he “has lately and persistently demonstrated excellent capacity and maturity in single-seater formulation automotive competitors.”
The British-Swedish driver achieved the required Tremendous License factors by successful the FR Oceania title earlier this yr, and is at present within the battle for the Components 2 championship in his rookie season at that degree. A scoreless weekend in Austria dropped him to sixth within the standings, 35 factors behind chief Richard Verschoor.
Groups have to run a rookie for 4 FP1 classes throughout a season, with Ayumu Iwasa finishing one in all Crimson Bull’s runs in Bahrain. At Racing Bulls, two of the 4 have been accomplished by Isack Hadjar in his first two races of the season.
Lindblad joins Paul Aron as a alternative driver in FP1 at Silverstone because the Alpine reserve may also make his race weekend debut, however Aron will drive for Sauber as a part of a driving companies settlement between the 2 groups. The second of Aron’s two outings for Sauber – at Hungary – will full the group’s allocation, as Gabriel Bortoleto was a rookie for the primary two race weekends this yr.
