{"id":861281,"date":"2026-08-17T11:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/861281\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:58:15","slug":"formula-1-news-red-bull-junior-tsolov-set-for-imola-f1-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/861281\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1 News: Red Bull Junior Tsolov set for Imola F1 test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(GMM) Formula 2 championship leader Nikola Tsolov (pictured) is set to test a Racing Bulls Formula 1 car at Imola later this month as speculation grows about a possible 2027 promotion.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old Bulgarian, who has won six races in his rookie Formula 2 season, is expected to drive last year\u2019s car on August 27.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoracing1.com\/pl\/497470\/formula-1-news-red-bull-working-on-plan-for-tsolov-f1-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Formula 1 News: Red Bull working on plan for Tsolov F1 test<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The running should help Tsolov earn the necessary Super License points to participate in Formula 1 Friday practice sessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a difficult question,\u201d he told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.servustv.com\/de\/page\/AA-25HKBV8C52111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Servus TV<\/a> when asked about his F1 chances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope I get a seat in Formula 1. But unfortunately, it\u2019s not that simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m taking it one race at a time because I know the better I perform now, the better my chance of moving up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI truly believe I deserve a chance, and I hope I get it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tsolov has been linked with a Racing Bulls race seat for 2027, although Liam Lawson\u2019s improving form complicates the picture.<\/p>\n<p>Lawson and Arvid Lindblad are also expected to run at Imola as Racing Bulls uses its final filming day of the season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-499774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lindblad-and-lawson-on-easyjet.jpg\" alt=\"Racing Bulls teammates Arvind Lindblad and Liam Lawson on Easyjet. Image via Arvind Lindblad on X.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"863\"\/>Racing Bulls teammates Arvind Lindblad and Liam Lawson on Easyjet. Image via Arvind Lindblad on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(GMM) Formula 2 championship leader Nikola Tsolov (pictured) is set to test a Racing Bulls Formula 1 car&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":861282,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-861281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/861282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}