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Formula 1 is steadily transitioning into the next generation, with young and feisty drivers like Lando Norris, George Russell, Max Verstappen, and Charles Leclerc taking over the mantle from the veterans.

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Consequently, one could smell the retirement announcements arriving from Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and others in the coming years. And what does this mean?

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More seats for the youngsters, and more opportunities for drivers in karting to step up into much powerful open-wheel racing cars. Well, one such rising star is the 14-year-old Briton, Arvid Lindblad, who ended up challenging fellow British F1 driver, Lando Norris.

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Arvid’s challenge to Lando Norris

In the paddock at Istanbul Park, the young Briton raced towards the McLaren driver and gave out what is quite an interesting challenge. Arvid demanded Norris to remember him and reckoned he would be in F1 in 5 years.

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I want you to remember me, I’ll see you in 5 years,” he said.

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That’s some confidence from the youngster, and why wouldn’t he be?

Arvid holds on to exemplary statistics, securing top 2 finishes over most of the karting series. His latest being at the WSK Open Cup, where the Briton was the vice-champion.

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As of now, Arvid is under the Red Bull junior team and has mostly been competing against McLaren’s recent recruitment, Ugo Ugochukwu. But, Ugo has hardly been a match against the Briton; Arvid recently won the WSK Euro Series OK 2021 against Ugo by a difference of 199 points.

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Arvid’s focus is already on the big picture after having garnered enough attention from the racing community with his exemplary on-track skills. Interestingly, he even revealed considering Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton as his heroes.

My motorsport heroes are Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Despite both drivers entering Formula 1 at a young age, they both showed fearlessness, tenacity, and an uncompromising desire to win despite their inexperience and youth,” he said.

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This has motivated me a lot in my own driving to push hard even when I have often be one of the youngest and least experienced drivers on the grid.”

Overall, Arvid is certainly a driver to keep an eye on. And by the looks of it, he could soon make it into the Formula series in a year or two. But, that is when the real game begins for the Briton.

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Rohit Kumar is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. He has been an ardent follower of the racing series since 2007, with his love for the sport coinciding with his love for Kimi Raikkonen. He is also an ardent follower of Sebastian Vettel and Aston Martin Racing. With his favorite track being Hockenheim and his favorite turn being Eau Rouge (Spa, Belgium), Rohit is a strong advocate for bringing back the pre-turbo-hybrid era V10 engines and their screams. Apart from being an author, Rohit is also a trained tennis player, having qualified for national tournaments. He has been a part of the Estilio Academy for over a decade.

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