Colton Herta has stepped away from the IndyCar circuit to join Cadillac F1 as the incoming team’s official test driver, and the 25-year-old American driver has called this his “best shot” of entering Formula 1.

Herta has been chasing down a seat in the top tier of international open-wheel racing for years, first looking at a 2023 AlphaTauri seat before superlicense issues kept him in the United States. Now, he’s determined to make his dream come true.

Colton Herta identifies “best shot” at joining Formula 1

After years of trying to crack into the Formula 1 world, American racer Colton Herta finally has his best shot at the international series.

That’s because the former IndyCar driver has signed on as test driver for the incoming Cadillac F1 team. Though Herta had been rumored to be a

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