Arvid Lindblad is tipped to join the Formula 1 grid with Racing Bulls next season, but having watched him in Formula 2, Juan Pablo Montoya doesn’t believe he’s ready.

However, if he doesn’t join the grid next season, that in itself could cause “complications” for his future.

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Red Bull-backed Lindblad is currently racing in Formula 2 with Campos, stepping up to the F1 feeder series after a fourth-placed finish in the 2024 F3 series.

With two wins on the board and three podiums, he’s seventh in the championship on 92 points, 62 behind championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli, with four rounds remaining.

The 18-year-old had his first taste of current-spec F1 machinery when he put the Red Bull RB21 through its paces at the British Gra

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