Exclusive: Colton Herta makes American F2 debut in Miami
American driver Colton Herta, 26, is making his F2 debut in Miami, aiming for a Formula One seat with Cadillac.
MIAMI GARDENS — American driver Colton Herta may spend as much time doing interviews this weekend as he will turning laps in his stateside Formula 2 debut at the Miami International Autodrome . And that’s not a bad thing for the 26-year old who is widely considered to be the USA’s next best hope to land a seat in the Formula One Series , which headlines the weekend’s Crypto. com Miami Grand Prix (Sunday, 4 p.
m. ET). Herta, a nine-time winner and perpetual title contender in the NTT IndyCar Series, is a longtime open-wheel prodigy now tabbed by the new Cadillac Formula One team as their developmental driver – handling testing duties and sim work for the Cadillac team – in addition to getting his feet wet competing internationally for the Hitech Grand Prix team in racing’s version of a triple-A F2 series.
The goal for both Cadillac and Herta is putting him on the 22-car F1 grid as soon as he’s ready. More F1: Kimi Antonelli eyes Miami Grand Prix win And the Californian is clearly making a good case - fastest in Friday’s opening F2 practice session in his first ever laps around the 3. 363-mile, 19-turn course at Hard Rock Stadium.
He finished seventh in the only F2 race of the season so far in Australia. His expectations, however, are to win – soon and often. “I think that’s the name of the game,’’ Herta said Thursday in the Cadillac paddock suite, where he did a long series of interviews for the primarily international press contingent.
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