2026 Racing Bulls Components 1 driver Arvid Lindblad has shared some perception into the now-viral clip of him approaching Lando Norris 5 years in the past.
Lindblad advised the McLaren driver to recollect him and that he would see him in F1 in 5 years, taking inspiration from Lewis Hamilton’s Ron Dennis story. Following the information that the British driver had signed for Racing Bulls for 2026, footage of the interplay rapidly gained traction on social media.
“I advised my good friend: ‘I believe I am going as much as Lando.’ And he was like: ‘Oh no, you do not have the center,'” Lindblad advised Motorsport.com in an unique interview.
“I did not actually know what I used to be going to say, and the very first thing that got here out was: ‘I need you to recollect me. I will see you in 5 years.’ I would gotten a little bit of inspiration from the Lewis Hamilton–Ron Dennis story, saying, ‘I will drive one among your automobiles sooner or later.’
“I believe he was bowled over a bit and stated one thing like: ‘Oh, that is good to consider it.’ I am certain there are many folks that say these sorts of issues, so it did not actually imply something on the time.
Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls
Picture by: Clive Rose / Components 1 by way of Getty Pictures
“However like I stated, I had this perception I’d make it to F1. I had it once I stated that to Lando, and I’ve that very same type of perception at the moment. It is a comic story to look again on, as a result of it is going to develop into true. Will probably be 5 years.”
The 18-year-old will be part of Racing Bulls to drive alongside Liam Lawson in 2026, as Isack Hadjar strikes as much as Crimson Bull to take the seat beside four-time champion Max Verstappen.
Lindblad has rapidly risen via the ranks. He moved from karting to Components 4 in 2022 earlier than gaining a seat in Components 3 in 2024 and Components 2 in 2025.
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