5 facts about Britain's youngest F1 driver
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Arvid Lindblad is soon to be the UK's youngest ever Formula 1 star and he has zoomed on to the scene at just 18 years old.
Despite not finishing school yet, Arvid is about to become the fourth-youngest driver in Formula 1 history when he competes in Australia this weekend.
So who is he and how did he get to Formula 1?
Here's five facts to wow your friends and family. Let's take a look.
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1. He started young
Arvid racing in Bharain in February - blink at you'll miss him!
Arvid's first brush with motorsport happened when he was three and his dad got him a motocross bike.
Soon he was go-karting seriously and said they always watched Formula 1 together.
He joined the Red Bull Junior Team in 2021 at the age of 13 and speedily progressed.
He became the youngest race winner in several championships, competing all over the world from Austria to New Zealand.
2. He's proud of his roots
Arvid with his dad, Stefan, and his mum, Anita, at the Autosport Awards in 2023
Arvid is really proud of his background. He's got Swedish, British and Indian heritage.
"All three parts have really shaped me to who I am today," he says, but admits he finds English easiest to speak.
"I'm not the best at languages, to be honest. I can speak a little bit of Swedish and a few words of Hindi, but it's not great."
He's also the first Briton with Indian heritage to race at the highest level of the sport.
3. He's aiming high
Arvid will be racing fellow drivers like F1 champ Lando Norris
His hard work and dedication has paid off, but his ultimate goal is to become Formula 1 World Champion.
He's always believed he could do it. When he was 14, he told reigning champion Lando Norris he'd join him on the circuit in five years - and he's done just that.
He says he has been fixated on this moment from a very early age.
"From the beginning I wanted to be in F1 and I believed for some reason that I could," he says.
"I don't know if that was false hope or what, but from five I believed I could be in F1, and that was always what I was working towards."
4. He's in good company with British drivers
Arvid and Lewis Hamilton will be two of the five British F1 drivers on the grid this year
Arvid is one of five British F1 drivers on the grid this year.
He'll join Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, and Oliver Bearman.
There's also Alex Albon, who was born and raised in the UK, but races under the Thai flag.
This coming season will be the first time since 1996 that Formula 1 has fielded five full-time British drivers.
Arvid will be driving for the Racing Bulls team.
5. Passion for racing is in his blood
The interest in motorsport came from Arvid's dad's side of the family.
"My grandfather is a massive motorsports fan," he explained.
"He'll watch anything with wheels and an engine. He did a little bit of motocross with my dad when he was younger.
"Unfortunately, they couldn't do it for very long, but he passed that passion down to my dad, who passed it on to me."
