Arvid Lindblad, portrait of an Englishman who wastes no time

Even when they are not invited, Christian Horner and Helmut Marko talk about him more and more. And in an academy which does not hesitate to promote its young pilots in F1, this is nothing trivial. He is a 16 year old teenager, protected from Red Bull, answering to the Scandinavian first name of Arvid, and the fruit of an explosive melting pot. “My name is Swedish, because I am partly Swedish, Lindblad told us. My father and my entire paternal branch is Swedish. My mother was born in England, but her parents are Indian. They traveled to Britain decades ago to settle there. So I have English, Swedish, Indian roots… and I love this multiculturalism. »

The cocktail is tasty, and could well have produced a future champion. At Silverstone, on his home soil on July 7, he became the first driver to win both races at a meeting in the category since Antonio Felix da Costa in 2012 (the championship was then GP3). A remarkable performance, especially for a driver who came directly from Formula 4! This feat allows him to be the most victorious this season (4 successes), and to be more than ever placed in the title race thanks to his