The British driver will make his bow in the sport for Racing Bulls at next weekend's season-opening race in Australia and revealed that he is eager to fulfil an ambition that he has spent his "whole life" working towards.

Lindblad told BBC Sport: "I wouldn't really say pressure. If I'm being honest, this is what I've worked towards my whole life.

"So I'm excited to be here, and all I'm really thinking about at the moment is trying to work with the team, trying to understand the cars to get the best performance I can, trying to extract the most out of the package from the beginning."

Lindblad was born in Surrey but has both Swedish and Indian family heritage, something he describes as a "rare combination".

The racer said: "(My family background is) quite a rare combination, but I'm very proud of my heritage. All three parts have really shaped me to who I am today.

"I've been very exposed to all three. Even though my grandparents moved to the UK when they had my mum, they're still very traditional Indians. I've been exposed to a lot of their cultures and rituals, the food, the prayer, all that sort of stuff, from an early age, as well as the Swedish. It's really shaped who I am today."

Despite his cultural exposure, Lindblad isn't quite as talented at acquiring different languages.

He explained: "I'm not the best at languages, to be honest. I can speak a little bit of Swedish and a few words of Hindi, but it's not great.

"I couldn't do an interview in another language, so it's something I'm still working towards. I think it is important and it's also an element of respect, but I've got some work to do."