Arvid Lindblad has admitted he misplaced confidence after a crash in ultimate follow for the Method 1 Spanish Grand Prix, earlier than bouncing again to ninth within the race.
Lindblad is having fun with a aggressive rookie season in 2026, mendacity eleventh within the standings after ten level scoring finishes so far, together with two consecutive ones within the final two races.
His ninth place end in Madrid got here after bouncing again following a crash in ultimate follow that noticed him miss the vast majority of the session, shedding priceless on-track information.
Regardless of his crash inflicting Lindblad to enter qualifying on the back-foot, he secured tenth on the grid.
The Briton admitted that he misplaced confidence forward of qualifying however mentioned that crashing was “inevitable” as he continued to construct expertise in F1.
“I misplaced a whole lot of confidence, which is so essential on a road monitor, missed principally all of FP3, and wasn’t pleased in qualifying, however I managed to place a lap collectively and put it in Q3,” he mentioned to media, together with Motorsport Week.
“I undoubtedly suppose that if I hadn’t had the crash, the trajectory to qualifying would have been very totally different, and I’d have been so much happier.
“It’s one thing to study from, and ultimately, I’m not going to beat myself up for crashing as a result of it’s one thing that’s inevitable.
“I’ve been so on the restrict this 12 months, I’ve been so quick, and it was my tenth Q3 [appearance] of the season.
“I’m allowed to make errors, and I’m going to study from it.”
Arvid Lindblad praises personal fightback
Lindblad praised his efforts in qualifying and the race, believing that he has the power to “bounce again” within the face of adversity.
“I believe it’s good, and that I’ve proven once more, and I’ve proven all 12 months, that when issues get tough, I can nonetheless bounce again,” he continued.
“[It was] in Japan, there was a difficulty in Budapest and the identical [in Madrid], this time it was a bit extra of my very own fault, however I’m pleased with how we bounced again. It wasn’t simple.”
Lindblad isn’t in need of confidence, justified after his efficiency following his crash. His subsequent step will come when an prolonged bounce again is required.
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