 that nerves and adrenaline you get when you're on the speedo bike. Nothing else can compare to it. Since I can remember all I wanted to do was race speedway. Frederick Lindgren's passion for this fast and frenetic sport was encouraged from an early age. I got a small motorbike when I was very young. My father used to race speedway as did my grandfather, so it kind of runs in the family. In the beginning he helped me a lot. He helped me with the technique, with the equipment as well. He had a lot of knowledge about the sport that really helped me to develop my career. Currently competing in his 18th Grand Prix season, the Swedish rider is very familiar with the demanding nature of the sport. As a speedo rider you have to travel a lot. We're racing not only in the World Championship, but also racing in the Polish top division and the Swedish top division. There's a lot of kilometres in the van, a lot of airplanes, a lot of travelling and organising stuff. Being a father was a big change in my life. In the beginning it was very difficult. It's a lot of work to have a small baby and to combine the speedo life and the family life is difficult. My wife is definitely my biggest supporter and she also works with us in the team. She takes care of a lot of business. She does a lot of things for me, for sure. The mental aspect is really important. You will face adversity and it's how you handle that. It's going to make you or not make you. When it's going good you don't really think much, then it's pretty easy. But when it's going bad, the brain starts to work over time, sometimes. I think when I have my best races, everything just happens in instinct. Sometimes when I come in after a heat, which has been really, really good, I can't remember anything. My mechanics have to remind me what's happened and then sometimes it comes back to me. Third in the season's opening event in Croatia in April. Lindgren's form is good and that's quite something, given the battles he's been facing off the track. I'm coming from two years with big health problems, with long COVID and lung damage and stuff like that. So this year I just want to try and enjoy it really. If we can get some success, that's going to be a big plus. The rider affectionately known as Fast Freddy has twice finished the season on the podium. But a place on the top step has so far eluded him. Of course I want to be World Champion. I don't know when I'm going to stop. I'm getting older for sure, but I don't feel old in my head. I still feel pretty young and I feel like I'm learning new things and I feel like I want to develop myself. So I don't have a clue when I'm going to finish my career.