{"id":234325,"date":"2025-07-03T09:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/234325\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:19:09","slug":"red-bulls-lindblad-related-most-to-hamilton-as-young-black-briton-%c2%b7-racefans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/234325\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull’s Lindblad ‘related most to Hamilton’ as young black Briton \u00b7 RaceFans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arvid Lindblad will become the latest member of Red Bull\u2019s Junior Team to drive a Formula 1<\/a> at a grand prix weekend tomorrow.<\/p>\n

However the 17-year-old admits his inspiration growing up was a driver who has never driven for \u2013 and often competed against \u2013 Red Bull\u2019s drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s perhaps a little controversial given my current position but, having grown up English and partly of colour, Lewis Hamilton<\/a> was the driver I most related to,\u201d Lindblad told Red Bull-owned publication Red Bulletin.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, he started racing in F1 the year I was born, so irrationally I felt some sort of connection. If I\u2019m being honest, he\u2019s the one I\u2019ve always been a big fan of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lindblad hadn\u2019t reached his first birthday when Hamilton scored his first victory on home ground at Silverstone<\/a> in 2008. Tomorrow the pair will share the track during the opening practice session for the British Grand prix.<\/p>\n

While amassing seven world championship titles and 105 grand prix victories, Hamilton has also been keen to promote the next generation of young black and ethnic minority competitors into F1 at all levels. He launched the Hamilton Commission five years ago to investigate the reasons for under-representation of different groups in motorsport and later launched a charitable initiative, Ignite, with his former team Mercedes to promote diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n

As Red Bull\u2019s leading driver in Formula 2, Lindblad is well-placed to gain a promotion to the F1 grid next year \u2013 or potentially sooner. He said he views his future rivals differently now.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy mindset has changed a bit as I\u2019ve come through the ranks,\u201d said Lindblad. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say I have any idols in F1 at the moment, but there\u2019s a group of young-ish drivers who are all extremely impressive to watch.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have Max [Verstappen], Carlos [Sainz Jnr], Charles [Leclerc], George [Russell], Lando [Norris], Oscar [Piastri]\u2026 They race hard. It\u2019s exciting and aggressive and ever so impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lindblad will drive Yuki Tsunoda\u2019s<\/a> car in first practice on Friday. \u201cTo be making my F1 debut as a British driver, on a British track, in front of a British crowd, is going to be really amazing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy aim is to get up to speed in the car really quickly, get Yuki good data to help him across the weekend, lead the team in a good direction and try to drive quickly as well. I can\u2019t wait to hit the track and get going.\u201d<\/p>\n

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