The young British driver will dethrone Kimi Antonelli as the youngest driver on the grid, making his debut alongside Liam Lawson at just 18 years of age. The record for the youngest driver in F1 history, however, still belongs to Max Verstappen, who remains the only driver ever to have made his debut as a minor.

Born to a Swedish father and an Indian mother in Virginia Water in the UK, Lindblad began his karting career at just five years old. Over the years he worked his way up the ranks — also with support from Formula E and former F2 driver Oliver Rowland — catching the eye of key figures and earning a contract with the Red Bull Junior Team in 2021, a year before making the step up to single-seaters.

His maiden season in Italian F4 was far from memorable. Racing with Van Amersfoort Racing, the Brit finished a lowly 17th in the standings, scoring just 12 points over the course of the campaign.

Things improved significantly the following year with Prema, where he enjoyed a breakout season: third overall with six wins, four pole positions and ten podium finishes, while also placing fifth in the F4 UAE Championship.

He also contested nine races in Euroformula Open, ending the season fourth overall but still without a championship title to his name. The standout moment, however, was his victory at the Macau Grand Prix with Prema — a result that further boosted his profile.

In 2024, Lindblad competed in FRECA — the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine — finishing 13th overall, before stepping up to Formula 3 with Prema, where he once again ended the season fourth.

His Formula 2 campaign proved to be another rollercoaster year, with Lindblad showing flashes of genuine talent but also making a number of costly mistakes that drew some criticism. In the end, he wrapped up the season sixth in the standings.

Over the past year, Lindblad has taken another step up the ladder, making himself known to a wider audience both in Formula 2 and through several Formula 1 free practice appearances with Red Bull. He stood in for Max Verstappen at Silverstone and in Mexico, before replacing Yuki Tsunoda at Abu Dhabi during the final race weekend of the season.