Britain's youngest F1 driver on his debut season so far - and learning to skateboard

Arvid Lindblad was supposed to be driving at 200mph around the streets of Jeddah in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend. But Britain's youngest Formula 1 driver's had an unexpected month off just three races into his debut season. The 18-year-old tells BBC Newsbeat he's been reflecting on how he's done so far, as well as hanging out with friends and learning to skateboard.

But he says he's looking forward to getting back on the grid, having his Drive to Survive moment and competing in a home Grand Prix at Silverstone. Lindblad made his debut at the Australian GP in Melbourne last month, scoring points for his Racing Bulls team by finishing eighth. He then competed in China and Japan before the following races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were cancelled because of the war in the Middle East.

So with only three races under his belt, Lindblad tells Newsbeat he's not got used to describing himself as an F1 driver yet. "I don't think it's fully sunk in," he says. "This is something I've been working towards my whole life.

So the fact it's come true is extremely special, extremely cool. " And Lindblad says he can't wait to get back to racing again in the US in a fortnight. "What I'm most looking forward to is getting back into the car in Miami," he says.