The 2023 Formula 1 season will see a significant influx of rookie drivers, thanks to a new rule requiring teams to run rookies twice in each car during free practice sessions. While these sessions are often seen as perfunctory, the rule has already proven successful in giving young drivers valuable exposure and potentially fast-tracking their careers to the race grid.
There will be fresh blood aplenty in Free Practice 1 sessions this Formula 1 season, with teams required to run rookies twice in each of their cars . To be frank, a rookie's FP1 outing is usually not the headliner of an F1 grand prix.
Who will drive for the top teams? Rookie FP1s are most relevant for those teams with highly regarded prospects, and Red Bull almost always falls in that category. It's easy to imagine that Christian Horner and Helmut Marko will want to evaluate Arvid Lindblad as much as possible, now that he has already amassed the requisite superlicence points and given that, with a successful F2 season, he could well end up on the grid in 2026 – if not earlier.
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