So I would never take Pato out of Ind圜ar into F1 without having a great solution because Ind圜ar is as important as is Extreme as is Formula One to being competitive.
But what we won’t do is compromise the Ind圜ar team at all. “To just give Pato some seat time because you never know if a driver gets injured, or gets COVID, strange things have happened. Daniel, we have another couple of years with, so there is no imminent seat available. Lando is under a very long-term contract. "Right now we don’t have any seat available. Pato in the family is natural,” Brown said. “We want to have a test program for young drivers like we used to have in the past. Ricciardo is believed to be signed through 2023 Norris signed an extension in January through 2025. McLaren head Zak Brown said last month he does not have an open F1 seat, with both Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo signed to long contracts. O'Ward and Herta are former teammates - and were teammates in January on their winning Rolex car - and O'Ward also is trying to get his F1 license. The signing of Herta puts a wrinkle in current McLaren Ind圜ar driver Pato O'Ward's hopes to move to F1. "This will be a great opportunity for me to gain some valuable experience in a new form of motorsport and learn from such an established team like McLaren F1.” “I want to thank McLaren for the opportunity to get my first laps in a Formula 1 car, which has always been on my racing bucket list," Herta said. He drove the closing stint in January for the class victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and then teamed with Jimmie Johnson to finish a stunning second for the United States in the Race of Champions.
Herta wants to race in F1 one day soon so that he'd still have a long enough runway to return to Ind圜ar to complete his career. He has won six Ind圜ar races and seven poles and is considered an Ind圜ar title contender. The Californian is the son of former racer Bryan Herta, who is his strategist in Ind圜ar.
“The practice time with McLaren F1 will help provide Colton with valuable FIA Super License points, which is a goal of ours as we continue efforts to bring the Andretti brand back to the Formula One World Championship.” “We’re pleased to see this opportunity come together for Colton and look forward to seeing him take his first laps in an F1 car,” Michael Andretti said. He became the youngest winner in Ind圜ar history in 2019 when he won at Circuit of the Americas days before his 19th birthday. Herta does not have the necessary points required to obtain the FIA license required to compete in F1. "We believe this testing program will provide him with valuable experience while demonstrating the benefit of expanding previous car testing to showcase promising drivers for the future.” “Colton is a proven talent in Ind圜ar and we will be interested to see how he adapts to a Formula 1 car," McLaren principal Andreas Seidl said.
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