No, you are not dreaming, it is possible to be one of the best drivers on the planet, to fight with Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli in the F1 championship, without having your driving license. The situation may seem crazy, but it is very real. Indeed, Arvid Lindblad (19 years old), the driver of the Racing Bulls team, does not have his license and cannot drive outside the circuits.
This scenario is not new since when he started in F1 in 2015, Max Verstappen also drove without having a license. Arvid Lindblad admitted he never had time to spend his. “And, honestly, part of me also liked the idea of arriving in Formula 1 without even having a driving license. I thought it was a funny story,” the Briton explained to the specialized media “Motorsport” at the beginning of August.
Except that this amusing story is starting to become a handicap for Arvid Lindblad. “My mom always has to take me, or I have to take an Uber,” he said. My life was organized in such a way that I could do just fine without it. But now I found an amazing training center. The only problem is that it’s about twenty minutes from my house. And I can’t keep asking my mom to take me everywhere.”
This anomaly should end soon. This week, Arvid Lindblad announced in his Instagram story that he had passed the theory exam. Given his talent behind the wheel, practice should not be the most complicated phase.
