F1 teams were united in rejecting Michael Andretti’s proposal to have his Andretti-Cadillac team added to the current Formula 1 roster. There is currently a tender process for an eleventh team to be added to F1, with Andrei-Cadillac arguably the most qualified. However, current F1 teams’ senior officials have made their stance on this bid
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IndyCar star Colton Herta posted one of the tweets of the year on Thursday, following the news that Hollywood actor Brad Pitt would be driving a Formula 1 car at the British Grand Prix, sort of. Herta is, of course, IndyCar’s youngest ever race winner and was massively linked to a move to Formula 1
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Colton Herta is a very talented racing driver, who at the age of 22 has already competed four full seasons of IndyCar racing. The American was heavily linked to a move to Formula 1 to race for AlphaTauri this season to replace Pierre Gasly, who has move to Alpine to partner Esteban Ocon. The problem
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that he spoke to IndyCar driver Colton Herta, as he tried to get Red Bull to release Pierre Gasly from the Austrian’s family. As rumours regarding Gasly possibly moving to Alpine began to circulate, Red Bull looked into signing IndyCar star Herta for AlphaTauri, so that they could
MoreRacing legend Mario Andretti has sensationally claimed that should Andretti Global’s bid to join the Formula 1 grid as an 11th team is successful, then IndyCar star Colton Herta would “99-percent” be driving for the team. Herta was heavily linked to a move to AlphaTauri for 2023 to replace Pierre Gasly who has switched to
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Following the conclusion of the 2022 Formula 1 season, the FIA’s superlicence system has come under criticism from double World Champion Max Verstappen, who admitted that he doesn’t “always agree” with the system. The superlicence system is a questionable one, with different championships offering drivers a certain number of points for their licence. In FIA
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AlphaTauri’s signing of Season Seven Formula E World Champion and Mercedes reserve driver Nyck de Vries has been hailed as a “masterstroke” by Dutch driver Tom Coronel, who thinks the Red Bull family have one of the “biggest” names in the paddock for next season. It was announced prior to FP3 at the Japanese Grand
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According to RACER, highly-rated IndyCar driver Colton Herta is set to sign a contract extension with Andretti Autosport, meaning the American driver will remain with the side beyond 2023. Herta was centre of a huge topic during the summer break, as AlphaTauri looked into how they could sign the 22-year-old despite his insufficient superlicence points. Despite being at the pinnacle of motorsport
MoreChairman of the Circuit of the Americas, Bobby Epstein, believes that the door to Formula 1 has not completely closed on Colton Herta. The young American has won four races since he joined IndyCar proper in 2018 with Harding, who have since adopted their Andretti guise. Herta has claimed four race wins in as many
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, has disclosed that Andretti made an improved offer to Colton Herta in order to convince him to stay next year. The 22-year-old has been linked with a move to Formula 1 in 2022, and he completed a test in Portugal with McLaren in preparation for a potential future drive.
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