the season to contest F2<\/a>, a move aimed at securing the final superlicence points he needs for F1 eligibility.<\/p>\nIt also forms part of Cadillac\u2019s plan to ready him for its 2026 entry by giving him crucial experience on European circuits and with Pirelli tyres.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor Colton, this has always been a dream of his, to drive in Formula 1,\u201d Towriss told Sky Sports F1. \u201cBut to do that, this is the path he had to take.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has to take a huge risk, a huge amount of risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo seat is guaranteed to Colton. This is Formula 1.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cadillac\u2019s debut line-up will feature Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, leaving Herta on the sidelines in a test and development role.<\/p>\n
While the expectation is that he could step up in 2027, Towriss made clear nothing is promised.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m confident Colton will get his shot, but he\u2019s got to earn it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s not entitled to that seat; he\u2019s not guaranteed the seat from that standpoint. He\u2019s going over to prove that he belongs in Formula 1.\u201d<\/p>\n
Towriss stressed the importance of Herta adapting to the technical demands of F2.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think probably even tyres over tracks,\u201d he explained. \u201cI think he adapts to tracks very quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cA number of the tracks he would have raced on in a younger, earlier part of his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I think really the experience around tyres is going to be an important part for him.\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n
For Cadillac, signing Herta is as much about proving American talent belongs on the F1 stage as it is about developing its future line-up.<\/p>\n
But Towriss reiterated that reputation and marketability count for little if Herta cannot deliver.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe entitlement model from the US hasn\u2019t worked out that well in the past,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really want to build that body of work, the knowledge that\u2019s necessary to see if he has what it takes to drive in Formula 1.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Colton Herta isn\u2019t guaranteed an F1 seat, says Cadillac CEO Dan Towriss. Image: XPB Images The 25-year-old IndyCar…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,62640,68659,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-124285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cadillac-f1","tag-colton-herta","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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