While Liam Lawson is the latest Formula One driver to have competed in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship, the next driver likely to take to the F1 grid in 2026, Arvid Lindblad, is racing in New Zealand this summer.
It is reported that Lindblad is a late addition to the Toyota FR series and that Dr Helmut Marko, Red Bull Racing Chief Advisor, instigated his entry as he requires more Super Licence points in order to take part in Free Practice 1 (FP1) with the Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team.
In fact, at the end of the Toyota FR 2025 season, he’s likely to have over 40-points, enough to actually race on the F1 grid this year if required.
Toyota FR Oceania Championship commentator Jonathan Green talked with Lindblad before racing got underway at the opening round at Taupo last weekend. What he has raced in, his expectations for the 2025 FIA F2 season, Red Bull and why he and Dr Marko chose New Zealand over the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.
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