Via Twitter’s ‘Spaces’ platform Saturday morning, Herta said that the timing for his private testing program is still to be determined, though it will likely come later in the season due to the “hectic Ind圜ar season,” between race weekends, team testing and his own days in the Honda Ind圜ar simulator. “We believe this testing program will provide him with the valuable experience while demonstrating the benefit of expanding previous car testing to showcase promising drivers for the future.” 'Who knows what will come out of this' “Colton is a proven talent in Ind圜ar, and we will be interested to see how he adapts to a Formula 1 car,” Seidl said in a release. It appears McLaren’s team principal Andreas Seidl agrees. There could be one in this paddock, could be.” Pete season-opener weekend who he had in mind for the FP1 outings outside his young Ind圜ar star Pato O’Ward, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown answered coyly, "A couple other drivers. The specifics of what it takes to obtain them is not immediately clear.Īt the moment, McLaren and Herta said this specific testing program, and not FP1 sessions, are all that’s in the cards for the six-time Ind圜ar race-winner, although all F1 teams are required in 2022 to run rookies in at least two FP1 sessions to generate more opportunities for young drivers. These on-track sessions fall outside of the ‘Free Practice 1’ outings over race weekends that generate one point per session toward a Super License for a prospective F1 driver like Herta, but a McLaren official told IndyStar that the TPC (Testing of Previous Car) sessions do come with some Super License points. Because of the stark changes in the 2022 regulations, McLaren can place Herta in its MC元5M chassis from last year – or any version older – for a dedicated test session. The McLaren F1 team announced Saturday it had signed the 21-year-old Andretti Autosport Ind圜ar driver via a specific F1 testing and development program that allows teams to run old versions of its car outside of the current technical regulations. With Andretti Global’s Formula 1 future still in the hands of the FIA and series owner Liberty Media, Colton Herta has been granted a chance to make his testing debut in an F1 car with another program familiar to Ind圜ar fans.
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