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Lindblad wasn’t born when compatriot Lewis Hamilton was a rookie in Melbourne in 2007; fast-forward to this March, and the 18-year-old son of a Swedish father and Indian mother can’t believe he’ll be sharing an Albert Park grid with the driver he’d most like to emulate.
“He’s English and a man of colour, so I found him somewhat relatable,” Lindblad said when his 2026 plans were revealed last December. “He was the guy I was rooting for since I started watching racing.”
Racing to F1 – fast – is what Lindblad has been doing for the past two years, his sole F3 season in 2024 producing four wins, his 2025 F2 campaign another three. F1 before his 19th birthday in the first year of new regulations will be daunting but – equally – maybe the perfect time to indicate what might be possible.
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