{"id":1868213,"date":"2026-04-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1868213"},"modified":"2026-04-05T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:00:00","slug":"arvid-lindblad-compared-to-lewis-hamilton-by-former-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1868213","title":{"rendered":"Arvid Lindblad compared to Lewis Hamilton by former coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Arvid Lindblad compared to Lewis Hamilton by former coach<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Arvid Lindblad has begun his Formula 1 career strongly, and has now been compared to Lewis Hamilton by his former coach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Sam Hall <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-05T10:28:00+00:00\">Updated: 05 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Lindblad, Racing Bulls, Australia, F1, 2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Arvid Lindblad has been compared favourably to seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton by a man who coached both drivers, Dino Chiesa.<\/p>\n<p>Lindblad has risen swiftly through the ranks to gain his position on the F1 grid with Racing Bulls this season, making the move after a single year in feeder series F2, claiming three race wins along the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Scoring points on his F1 debut in Australia, the Briton &#8211; who has a Swedish father and a British-Indian mother &#8211; made an immediate mark, and has continued to demonstrate his youthful no fear brand of racing in China and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Kart Republic coach Chiesa has a strong track record of developing talent, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli racing alongside Lindblad during that period of his career, and world championship Hamilton and Nico Rosberg also being coached by the Italian.\u201cHe is a very smooth and clever driver. That was very positive because he can change his driving style if he needs to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe learns quickly and is a technical driver, adapting his braking or style to suit different tyres or chassis,&#8221; Chiesa told <em>The Sun<\/em>. &#8220;He is also very quick in the rain.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI would say he is more like Lewis. Nico was very polite and more willing to accept a second-place finish than Lewis or Arvid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArvid is really aggressive in races; he doesn\u2019t wait or calculate everything. When he reaches another driver, he overtakes immediately. However, because he is clever, he doesn\u2019t get involved in many incidents or big crashes.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-87e451aca3007931c8370363524d55faa09b8683c1878cc9ea9d4854cc2b3933\">  F1 rookie Arvid Lindblad suffers crash during Suzuka tyre test   Hadjar fumes at F1 rookie in Japanese GP, but &#8216;that wasn&#8217;t 1% of my problems&#8217; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There is a popular belief in sports that to be the best, you must be selfish. While this may lessen somewhat when racing in a midfield team, and the unifying goal is to edge the outfit forward to create better opportunities somewhere down the line, in karting and the junior formulae, focus is solely on individual achievement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of one particular run-in with Lindblad, Chiesa said: \u201cHe spent three very good years with me, but when he finished P2 behind a team-mate he immediately said to me, \u2018f*** you, you gave the best engine to him\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s only 14, but if you think like that, your career will go wrong. You have to accept what you have and drive and make sure you\u2019re at your best\u2026<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-1623add9bb497163775c6316e2a81b7c3f6b7d7fdd53a5addae6a59b6b393fa9\">  How the F1 2026 midfield battle is shaping up after two rounds   Liam Lawson hails Red Bull-Ford F1 engine turnaround after worrying pre-season speculation <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe will be good for Red Bull, but sometimes he needs to learn to count to ten before he says something because he can be really passionate and maybe say the wrong thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to be polite when you arrive in F1. When you become a Verstappen or Hamilton, you can say what you want, but until then, you have to be more political, and Arvid is no politician.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Arvid Lindblad<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Racing Bulls<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Damon Hill tells Max Verstappen &#8220;stop and do something else&#8221; 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That was very positive because he can change his driving style if he needs to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe learns quickly and is a technical driver, adapting his braking or style to suit different tyres or chassis,&#8221; Chiesa told <em>The Sun<\/em>. &#8220;He is also very quick in the rain.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI would say he is more like Lewis. Nico was very polite and more willing to accept a second-place finish than Lewis or Arvid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArvid is really aggressive in races; he doesn\u2019t wait or calculate everything. When he reaches another driver, he overtakes immediately. However, because he is clever, he doesn\u2019t get involved in many incidents or big crashes.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-87e451aca3007931c8370363524d55faa09b8683c1878cc9ea9d4854cc2b3933\">  F1 rookie Arvid Lindblad suffers crash during Suzuka tyre test   Hadjar fumes at F1 rookie in Japanese GP, but &#8216;that wasn&#8217;t 1% of my problems&#8217; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There is a popular belief in sports that to be the best, you must be selfish. While this may lessen somewhat when racing in a midfield team, and the unifying goal is to edge the outfit forward to create better opportunities somewhere down the line, in karting and the junior formulae, focus is solely on individual achievement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of one particular run-in with Lindblad, Chiesa said: \u201cHe spent three very good years with me, but when he finished P2 behind a team-mate he immediately said to me, \u2018f*** you, you gave the best engine to him\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s only 14, but if you think like that, your career will go wrong. You have to accept what you have and drive and make sure you\u2019re at your best\u2026<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-1623add9bb497163775c6316e2a81b7c3f6b7d7fdd53a5addae6a59b6b393fa9\">  How the F1 2026 midfield battle is shaping up after two rounds   Liam Lawson hails Red Bull-Ford F1 engine turnaround after worrying pre-season speculation <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe will be good for Red Bull, but sometimes he needs to learn to count to ten before he says something because he can be really passionate and maybe say the wrong thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to be polite when you arrive in F1. When you become a Verstappen or Hamilton, you can say what you want, but until then, you have to be more political, and Arvid is no politician.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Arvid Lindblad has been compared favourably to seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton by a man who coached both drivers, Dino Chiesa.<\/p>\n<p>Lindblad has risen swiftly through the ranks to gain his position on the F1 grid with Racing Bulls this season, making the move after a single year in feeder series F2, claiming three race wins along the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Scoring points on his F1 debut in Australia, the Briton &#8211; who has a Swedish father and a British-Indian mother &#8211; made an immediate mark, and has continued to demonstrate his youthful no fear brand of racing in China and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Kart Republic coach Chiesa has a strong track record of developing talent, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli racing alongside Lindblad during that period of his career, and world championship Hamilton and Nico Rosberg also being coached by the Italian.\u201cHe is a very smooth and clever driver. That was very positive because he can change his driving style if he needs to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe learns quickly and is a technical driver, adapting his braking or style to suit different tyres or chassis,&#8221; Chiesa told <em>The Sun<\/em>. &#8220;He is also very quick in the rain.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI would say he is more like Lewis. Nico was very polite and more willing to accept a second-place finish than Lewis or Arvid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArvid is really aggressive in races; he doesn\u2019t wait or calculate everything. When he reaches another driver, he overtakes immediately. However, because he is clever, he doesn\u2019t get involved in many incidents or big crashes.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-87e451aca3007931c8370363524d55faa09b8683c1878cc9ea9d4854cc2b3933\">  F1 rookie Arvid Lindblad suffers crash during Suzuka tyre test   Hadjar fumes at F1 rookie in Japanese GP, but &#8216;that wasn&#8217;t 1% of my problems&#8217; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There is a popular belief in sports that to be the best, you must be selfish. While this may lessen somewhat when racing in a midfield team, and the unifying goal is to edge the outfit forward to create better opportunities somewhere down the line, in karting and the junior formulae, focus is solely on individual achievement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of one particular run-in with Lindblad, Chiesa said: \u201cHe spent three very good years with me, but when he finished P2 behind a team-mate he immediately said to me, \u2018f*** you, you gave the best engine to him\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s only 14, but if you think like that, your career will go wrong. You have to accept what you have and drive and make sure you\u2019re at your best\u2026<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-1623add9bb497163775c6316e2a81b7c3f6b7d7fdd53a5addae6a59b6b393fa9\">  How the F1 2026 midfield battle is shaping up after two rounds   Liam Lawson hails Red Bull-Ford F1 engine turnaround after worrying pre-season speculation <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe will be good for Red Bull, but sometimes he needs to learn to count to ten before he says something because he can be really passionate and maybe say the wrong thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to be polite when you arrive in F1. When you become a Verstappen or Hamilton, you can say what you want, but until then, you have to be more political, and Arvid is no politician.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1092873\/1\/arvid-lindblad-compared-lewis-hamilton-former-coach&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399674_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Arvid Lindblad compared to Lewis Hamilton by former coach Arvid Lindblad has begun his Formula 1 career strongly, and has now been compared to Lewis Hamilton by his former coach. 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