{"id":58639,"date":"2026-05-24T12:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/58639\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T12:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:40:09","slug":"arvid-lindblad-reveals-canada-grid-spot-sadness-amid-phenomenal-racing-bulls-f1-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/58639\/","title":{"rendered":"Arvid Lindblad reveals Canada grid spot ‘sadness’ amid ‘phenomenal’ Racing Bulls F1 upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arvid Lindblad revealed he was \u201ca little bit sad\u201d with qualifying ninth for the Formula 1<\/a> Canadian Grand Prix<\/a>, but praised his Racing Bulls team for doing a \u201cphenomenal job\u201d with its latest upgrades suite.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old impressed once again, tackling the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve \u2013 a circuit on which he hasn\u2019t previously raced \u2013 with gusto and bravery.<\/p>\n

An eighth-place finish in the Sprint on Hard tyres \u2013 the only driver on that compound \u2013 was impressive already, but followed it up by making it into Q3, with teammate Liam Lawson failing to do so.<\/p>\n

Lindblad was both sides of a four-tenths deficit in the top 10 shootout, ahead of Franco Colapinto and behind Charles Leclerc by approximately the same margin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was told before the weekend this could arguably be one of the hardest races so far this year because it is a very challenging track, and it is [also] a Sprint weekend,\u201d the British rookie told media, including Motorsport Week, after qualifying.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the team have done a really good job to give me a car that I\u2019ve been comfortable in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019ve done a good job, getting up to speed and figuring things out, always chipping away. So, yeah, I\u2019m happy with how the weekend has gone so far.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of me was a little bit disappointed, [because] I was hearing sort of P5, P6, P7 during Q1 and Q2, so to end up P9 was a little bit sad.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the same time, I think it was inevitable when the top teams figured everything out, so I think it was the best that was possible \u2013 best of the rest. Looking forward to tomorrow now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ArvidArvid Lindblad backed up his eighth place in the F1 Canadian GP Sprint with ninth in qualifying for the race<\/p>\n

Arvid Lindblad praises VCARB for \u2018feeling comfortable\u2019 in F1 Canadian GP<\/p>\n

Lindblad and the Faenza-based squad did not enjoy the most fruitful of weekends last time out in Miami, and arrived in Montreal boasting a new upgrades package for the VCARB 03.<\/p>\n

And was credited by Lindblad for helping him secure the impressive results and comparative sadness in what was a \u201cbounce back\u201d showing for the Red Bull sister team.<\/p>\n

\u201cA solid step. I was quite surprised to be honest,\u201d he confessed. \u201cWe had an upgrade for Miami, and it wasn\u2019t as good as we hoped.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, we were out in Q1, [and] we weren\u2019t that competitive, and I was slightly more on the pessimistic side coming into this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut full credit to the team, they\u2019ve done a phenomenal job. From the first lap in FP1, I felt really comfortable, and we\u2019ve been fast.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery lap that I\u2019ve done this weekend has been quick, so the team have done a phenomenal job to bounce back from Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lindblad will be looking to be back on the points trail again, in what might be a significant psychological advantage on his more experienced teammate Lawson.<\/p>\n

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