Arvid Lindblad, considered the biggest talent in the Red Bull Junior Team by Helmut Marko and others, speaks highly of Max Verstappen. The 17-year-old Briton, who won the Formula Regional Oceania championship title and thus accumulated enough points for his super licence, talks about why he is so impressed by the four-time world champion.


Mohammed Ben Sulayem reflected on Johnny Herbert’s no longer being an FIA steward in Madrid, and also revisited the topic of swearing in Formula One. Elsewhere, Herbert hopes for Lewis Hamilton’s eighth world title, while British youngster Arvid Lindblad made a great step forwards making his F1 debut. GPblog presents you the best news of the day from the world of F1.


British super-talent Arvid Lindblad has got behind the wheel of a car with Red Bull sponsorship on the side. It may not be a Formula 1 car just yet, but another impressive car. What was particularly striking was that Lindblad had never driven a car in which he had to change gears manually. In the video from Red Bull New Zealand, the driver took a seat behind the wheel of a car with 700 horsepower.