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How Red Bull’s next British star earned a fast-track to F3
Arvid Lindblad, a 13-year-old English karting enthusiast, reminisces about the moment Red Bull’s Helmut Marko reached out to him at a hotel near Portimao, Portugal before the F1 world champs. Following the meeting with Marko, Lindblad has swiftly moved up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing, just a year and a half after his 15th birthday. Red Bull took notice of Lindblad’s talent through recommendations from key figures like Jos Verstappen and his engine builder, who worked with Max Verstappen in karting. Oliver Rowland, a Nissan Formula E star and mentor to Lindblad, also played a role in advocating for Lindblad to be considered by Red Bull. Growing up in Virginia Water, Lindblad comes from a diverse background with Swedish and Indian heritage, with his father having pursued motocross in his youth.
