Lindblad Qualifies 10th at Spanish GP After FP2 Crash Cuts Running to 7 FP3 Laps
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Updated · Motorsport.com · Sep 12
Lindblad Qualifies 10th at Spanish GP After FP2 Crash Cuts Running to 7 FP3 Laps
3 articles · Updated · Motorsport.com · Sep 12
Summary
10th on the grid, Arvid Lindblad reached Q3 at Madring despite an FP2 crash that ended Friday running and forced a chassis change.
Seven laps late in FP3 left the Racing Bulls rookie with little chance to regain comfort or refine setup, which he said effectively froze the car at its FP1 configuration.
0.9 seconds over Yuki Tsunoda in Q2 still put Lindblad in the top 10, extending his Q3 run to 10 appearances this season excluding sprints.
Nine straight Q3s and points in seven of the last eight rounds have reinforced Lindblad's view that one mistake is acceptable for F1's fourth-youngest driver, even if he believes P9 is the realistic race ceiling.