Red Bull protege Arvid Lindblad laps Imola in first official F1 test

Crimson Bull prospect Arvid Lindblad took the wheel of Racing Bull’s 2023 AT04 for his first correct F1 check at Imola.

In a camouflaged automotive that initially ran underneath the crew’s AlphaTauri identify, Lindblad break up TPC [Testing of Previous Cars] duties with fellow Crimson Bull junior Ayumu Iwasa on the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix venue. Lindblad took command of the AT04 within the morning, with Iwasa taking good care of the afternoon operating.

For Lindblad the check is the subsequent step as he prepares to kick off his F1 profession throughout the Crimson Bull household, with the 17-year-old having just lately been granted an F1 superlicence by the FIA. As Lindblad has not hit the age restrict of 18 but, Crimson Bull requested a dispensation for its subsequent massive F1 prospect.

Monday’s Imola check was not Lindblad’s first-ever F1 outing, having already performed a filming day on the similar venue in February, however it’s his first correct check with a two-year-old automotive with fewer different restrictions. It seems as if the check went properly, regardless of two harmless spins on the Variante Alta chicane. 

Arvid Lindblad, with the AT04 in February at Imola in his F1 debut.

Picture by: Jacopo Rava

It is going to stand him in good stead as he’s being ready to make his FP1 follow debut later this season, with Lindblad in line for a number of outing with each Racing Bulls and guardian crew Crimson Bull over the rest of 2025. Racing Bulls nonetheless has two of its 4 obligatory FP1 rookie slots to fill, with Isack Hadjar masking the primary two at the beginning of the 12 months. At Crimson Bull, Iwasa has lined one session so far.

Lindblad, who wrapped up a dominant Method Regional Oceania marketing campaign over the European low season, just lately grabbed his first F2 characteristic race win in Spain to again up his maiden dash victory in Jeddah. The outcome propelled the Campos driver to 3rd within the championship behind McLaren junior Alex Dunne and sequence veteran Richard Verschoor.

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