Purple Bull is known to be in search of an exemption for 17-year-old Arvid Lindblad to be granted a Superlicence so that he can participate in a Friday follow session.
The Anglo-Swede turns 18 on 8 August, nearly per week after the Hungarian Grand Prix that precedes the summer season break.
Whereas he has the required factors to qualify for a Superlicence the principles state {that a} driver have to be 18 to be able to qualify. Sarcastically, the rule was launched after Max Verstappen made his debut with Toro Rosso in 2015.
Final yr, Mercedes efficiently utilized for the same exemption on behalf on Kimi Antonelli.
In his rookie yr in F2, Lindblad, who received the 2023 Macau F4 race, sits third within the standings courtesy of his Dash win in Jeddah and have race victory final weekend in Spain. Winner of this yr’s Regional Oceania Championship, Lindblad completed fourth in final yr’s F3 championship courtesy of 4 victories.
Whereas it could be claimed that Purple Bull is making the transfer with an eye fixed on Max Verstappen’s perilous penalty factors predicament, Helmut Marko has stated that the appliance was made to the FIA earlier than the Barcelona weekend.
Even when the request is denied, Lindblad would mechanically qualify for his superlicence through the summer season break and subsequently be free to make his FP1 debut from the Netherlands onwards.
The applying will probably be reviewed at subsequent week’s assembly of the World Motor Sport Council in Macau.
