Story byMotorsport photoLydia MeeSun, February 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM UTC·2 min readRacing Bulls team principal Alan Permane was impressed with rookie driver Arvid Lindblad during the Barcelona shakedown from 26-30 January, revealing that he saw many similarities between the 18-year-old and Isack Hadjar. Hadjar drove for Racing Bulls during his rookie season in 2025 before securing a spot alongside four-time champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull. Lindblad will now line up beside Liam Lawson at Red Bull's sister team after finishing sixth in the Formula 2 standings. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Very impressed with both. He’s very calm, he’s very cool – nothing seems to faze him," Permane said, via F1. com, of Lindblad after the private testing in Barcelona.“He’s a little bit like I described Isack last year – he just wants to learn, he just wants to take in as much information as he can.