British teenager Arvid Lindblad made history by becoming the youngest winner in Formula 2 history in Saudi Arabia.
Red Bull junior Lindblad, aged 17 years and 243 days, won the sprint race ahead of Campos Racing team-mate Pepe Marti and McLaren development driver Alex Dunne.
Irish teenager Dunne, who claimed his first F2 victory in Bahrain, is now tied for the lead of the championship with Spain’s Marti before Sunday’s feature race.
The podium trio capitalised on a penalty for Dutch driver Richard Verschoor, who took the chequered flag in first place but had five seconds added on to his race time for forcing Marti off the track earlier in the race.
“I’m really happy with the result today, youngest ever F2 race winner,” Lindblad said after the race.
“A huge thank you to the team – a really good race coming from sixth to first.
“It’s a shame for Richard with the penalty, but super happy to win and looking forward to Sunday now.”
