Lindblad, 17, gets F1 exemption after Red Bull plea

The FIA has granted a Formula 1 superlicence to Red Bull inferior operator Arvid Lindblad earlier his 18th birthday, pursuing a petition from the team.

Lindblad volition crook 18 -- the property usually required to clasp a superlicence -- connected Aug. 8, but already has the capable points from occurrence successful inferior look to qualify.

Following a gathering of the World Motor Sport Council successful Macau, the FIA confirmed it had received a petition to assistance Lindblad a superlicence anterior to his 18th birthday.

"After considering the accusation presented successful enactment of this request, the World Council recovered that the operator has precocious and consistently demonstrated outstanding quality and maturity successful single-seater look car contention and truthful approved the request," a connection said.

Lindblad is 3rd successful the Formula 2 title aft taking his archetypal diagnostic contention triumph of the play astatine the past circular successful Spain.

The British operator is being lined up to instrumentality portion successful escaped signifier sessions up of the August break, but volition present besides suffice arsenic a reserve operator for Red Bull and its inferior squad Racing Bulls.

The second whitethorn beryllium important for the 2 Red Bull-owned teams arsenic reigning champion Max Verstappen is one punishment constituent distant from having his superlicence suspended for a azygous race.

Although the exertion for Lindblad's superlicence was submitted earlier Verstappen received 3 punishment points astatine the past circular successful Spain, helium would contiguous an alternate to existent reserve Ayuma Iwasa, who is presently racing successful Japan's Super Formula.

Lindblad is seen arsenic a rising prima successful Red Bull's inferior programme and volition beryllium a premier campaigner for a operator with Racing Bulls successful 2026.

Red Bull presently has 4 drivers nether declaration successful F1, with Verstappen partnered by Yuki Tsunoda astatine the elder squad and Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson driving for the inferior team.