US IndyCar racer Colton Herta has emerged as a key to Formula One's driver market, with Red Bull waiting to see whether he can obtain a super-licence to race for its AlphaTauri sister team. The 22-year-old lacks the necessary points and would need a special dispensation from the governing FIA, with some te
US IndyCar racer Colton Herta has emerged as a key to Formula One's driver market, with Red Bull waiting to see whether he can obtain a super-licence to race for its AlphaTauri sister team.
"We just need clarity on what is the situation regarding driver points which hopefully will come sooner rather than later," Red Bull team boss Christian Horner told reporters at the Dutch Grand Prix.Horner said Red Bull would not release Gasly from his 2023 contract"if we don't have something exciting to put in that car" but also described Herta as an"exciting talent".
Andretti Autosport driver Herta tested a 2021 Formula One car with McLaren in Portugal last July and told reporters then that he felt fast enough to make the switch. "If we don't respect our own rules and try to find ways around it I don't think that's correct," Haas team boss Guenther Steiner said at the weekend, while adding he was supportive of changing the points allocation in future.
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