Herta did for a test for McLaren F1 in Portugal, which was apparently impressive: “I think I did a good job then and people talk,” he said.
MONTEREY, Calif. — Colton Herta insists he has no deal to race in Formula One next season, is surprised at the sudden interest from AlphaTauri and doesn't really want an exemption to receive the Super License required to compete in the global series.He heads into the IndyCar season finale at Laguna Seca Raceway as the two-time defending race winner.
He's left all contract negotiations to his father, Bryan, the former IndyCar driver who manages his career. Herta told his dad he doesn't want the distraction of future planning until after the IndyCar season has ended, and so his name being at the top of the F1, said last week that a complicated deal had been reached to obtain Herta for next season at AlphaTauri, but it's contingent on him receiving a Super License.
The Super License system was put in place so that drivers use F1's ladder system to reach the top series and young drivers can't skyrocket to the top, asBut the FIA does not govern many United States-basedseries, IndyCar included, and the value it places on America's top open-wheel series hinders driver advancement. IndyCar falls somewhere in the rankings between F2 and F3, both junior categories that are often field-filled by wealthy ride-buyers.
“And if they can’t recognize that and understand the deficiencies, then it’s even more laughable to me,” Newgarden said. “It’s not my decision, not my system, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand it.”
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