Arvid Lindblad has admitted he misplaced confidence after a crash in closing apply for the Formulation 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 up to now, 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 closing apply that noticed him miss the vast majority of the session, shedding useful on-track knowledge.
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 quite a lot of confidence, which is so necessary on a road monitor, missed mainly all of FP3, and wasn’t comfortable in qualifying, however I managed to place a lap collectively and put it in Q3,” he mentioned to media, together with Motorsport Week.
“I positively suppose that if I hadn’t had the crash, the trajectory to qualifying would have been very totally different, and I might have been lots 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 problem in Budapest and the identical [in Madrid], this time it was a bit extra of my very own fault, however I’m proud of how we bounced again. It wasn’t simple.”
Lindblad just isn’t wanting confidence, justified after his efficiency following his crash. His subsequent step will come when an prolonged bounce again is required.
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