Alex Palou and Pato O’Ward are two of Colton Herta’s Ind圜ar foes, but they will also be his rivals in the fight for a spot in F1. The Formula 1 driver’s market is as unstable as any, as this last silly season showed us, so even if McLaren has a talented young line-up with Norris and Piastri things can change in the future. The second McLaren slot will be highly contested from the start, but all cards seem to point to Oscar Piastri taking the spot for the 2023 season and the foreseeable future.

Thank you for the opportunity👊🏻👊🏻 /2eYO8dbOja- Colton Herta July 12, 2022Īs Herta himself said in a tweet, he considered this testing with McLaren just his “first taste” in a F1 car, which hints towards him getting more opportunities to show his speed with McLaren, probably as soon as during next preseason test sessions in March 2023. What an amazing 2 days! First taste of a Formula One car was sweet. A third and fifth place finishes in the Ind圜ar Series show his potential to conquer the title in the near future when everything breaks right for him, perhaps as soon as 2023, but who knows how many years he will stay in American racing before jumping to the global stage of F1. He is one of the biggest stars in Ind圜ar and races with Andretti Autosport, a major team who can provide him with the best resources to succeed in the championship, but there seems to be even more in store for Herta. When you pair up that driving prowess with the charisma of a young American talent and the ever growing Formula 1 audience in the United States, you end up with just one question: will Colton Herta be the long-awaited American F1 star? Who is Colton Herta?Īny open-wheel racing American fan knows who Colton Herta is, as his success and personality have made him one of the most recognizable figures in the sport, even if he is not really fighting for Ind圜ar championships yet. Winning an Ind圜ar race aged just 18, becoming the first race-winner born this century, and then winning another six races, while still being half the age of title contenders like Scott Dixon, will certainly get you noticed.

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