Arvid Lindblad is one of the hottest prospects coming out of the current Formula 2 grid, and with reports linking him to a potential race seat in F1 for 2026, Juan Pablo Montoya has shared his perspective on a move.<\/p>\n
The young British driver made his debut in F1 machinery on a race weekend at the British Grand Prix in July. Lindblad impressed many, including Lando Norris<\/a>, who noted that he will probably be racing against him in F1 in years to come. <\/p>\n Lindblad has also caught the eye of Alex Jacques<\/a>, who told F1 Oversteer that he would be \u2018astounded\u2019 if the 18-year-old didn\u2019t make an appearance in the pinnacle of motorsport one day. <\/p>\n Lindblad<\/a> has been a member of the Red Bull<\/a> Junior Team since 2021, where he has honed his single-seater skills on the way to a couple of feeder series championship triumphs. <\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0All you need to know about Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad including his parents<\/a><\/p>\n Juan Pablo Montoya doesn\u2019t think Arvid Lindblad is ready for F1 after watching him in F2 this season<\/p>\n Speaking with AS Colombia, former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya<\/a> spoke about the possibility of Lindblad being called up to race in F1 next season, to which the Colombian driver shared his doubts but understands if they \u2018have\u2019 to do it.<\/p>\n Montoya said, \u201cIf Lindblad, who I personally think is not ready, but if Racing Bulls want Lindblad next year, who do you take out? Yuki or Lawson? <\/p>\n \u201cThey would have to take out Yuki, you have to put Hadjar in the Red Bull and Lindblad in the RB. And especially because if Red Bull does not do well next year and there are staff changes in Red Bull, the opportunity of Lindblad entering Formula 1 would get complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n The young British driver is currently in seventh place of the F2 drivers\u2019 standings, taking his only Feature Race win at round six of the championship in Barcelona.<\/p>\n