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Marko defends promotion of ‘mature' teen Lindblad

Dec.7 Helmut Marko has explained why 18-year-old Arvid Lindblad has been fast-tracked into a 2026 F1 seat despite a patchy mid-season in Formula 2. The teenager ended the year with a sprint year in Abu Dhabi so far – and even drove Yuki Tsunoda's Red Bull on Friday, finishing FP1 in P15 with 26 laps. Lindblad, though, was blunt about his own performance. 'Speaking about the session itself, I wasn't very happy with how it went for me,' he said. 'I feel like I could have done a better job and it identified some issues that I need to work on for next year. 'Driving in both F1 and F2 this weekend was a new experience for me and required some balancing acts.' Nevertheless, Marko is...
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