Red Bull is seeking an FIA Super Licence dispensation for Formula 2 racer Arvid Lindblad ahead of a possible F1 promotion.

The Red Bull junior driver is currently ineligible for a licence due to his age, with the 17-year-old a frontrunner for an F1 berth with Racing Bulls next season.

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Under the FIA International Sporting Code, a driver must be 18 years of age before they can be granted a Super Licence, provided they have accrued 40 points through FIA-endorsed competitions in the preceding three years.

Lindblad will celebrate his 18th birthday on August 8, the week following the Hungarian Grand Prix and as F1 enters its summer shutdown.

The Swedish-born racer, who is a British dual national, already

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