GREATER NOIDA, March 2 -- Arvid Lindblad chuckled at the mention of his Indian heritage. This was understandable because the topic regularly comes up, especially now that the Briton has been announced as Racing Bulls' new driver for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Lindblad's maternal grandparents moved to Britain "around 50 years ago," and his mother, Anita, was born and raised in England. The 18-year-old has been visiting India with his family. "I've enjoyed when I've come to India over the past couple of years to explore that side of my heritage. My grandparents are from Punjab and I've been brought up with many Indian traditions, eating Indian food, celebrating pujas...," Lindblad said on Sunday. "It's always been very exciting just to see how similar my upbringing was. I'm very proud of my roots. I'll be bringing a bit of India back to the F1 grid." Lindblad climbed up the junior ranks very quickly. Rated highly in the paddock, he regularly won championships at the karting level before getting elevated to single seaters. His talent was noticed early when the Red Bull junior programme inducted him in 2021; the programme has produced four-time world champions Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. After winning races in multiple Formula 4 categories, Lindblad finished fourth in the 2024 F3 season before ending sixth in last season's F2 where he won in Jeddah, Barcelona and Abu Dhabi. ....