Hitech TGR have confirmed that Colton Herta will be racing for the team in the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
Herta joins the grid after seven full seasons in IndyCar where he achieved 19 podium finishes, which included nine victories as well as 16 Pole Positions, and a best result of second overall in the 2024 season.<\/p>\n
Prior to that, the Cadillac F1 Team Test driver finished third in the 2015 MSA Formula Championship and the 2016 Euroformula Open Championship.<\/p>\n
In addition to that, Herta also ended up second in the 2016 Spanish Formula 3 Championship.
\nThe American driver now returns to racing in Europe with Hitech, and he is excited to get going in 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to be joining Hitech for the 2026 FIA Formula 2 season,\u201d said Herta. \u201cThis is a big shift in my career, and I\u2019m ready for the challenge. I\u2019ve loved my time in IndyCar and I\u2019m proud of everything I achieved, but the opportunity to race in F2 \u2013 to compete on the Formula 1 calendar, against some of the best young drivers in the world \u2013 was one I couldn\u2019t pass up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always worked to keep the door to F1 open, and this move is part of that ultimate ambition. I know it won\u2019t be easy \u2013 learning the car, the tyres, the tracks \u2013 but I\u2019m approaching this with determination, focus, and a lot of motivation. My goal is to compete at the front, continue developing as a driver, and put myself in the best possible position for a future in Formula 1.<\/p>\n
\u201cHitech has an excellent reputation and a proven track record, and I\u2019m confident it\u2019s the right environment for me to develop and perform. I want to thank them for believing in me and providing the platform to make this step.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hitech TGR Team Manager Clive Hatton also added: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to welcome Colton to the team for the 2026 Formula 2 season. He already brings a level of experience, professionalism, and talent that we\u2019re typically used to nurturing in drivers as they progress through the junior categories. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an exciting step for Colton, but also a challenging one. He\u2019s stepping into a new racing environment that has very different formats, with high expectations, and a clear goal of progressing to F1. But his determination and commitment are impressive and we\u2019re delighted to help maximise his potential during the 2026 season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hitech TGR have confirmed that Colton Herta will be racing for the team in the 2026 season. Herta…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-229979","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-motor","11":"tag-motor-sports","12":"tag-motosport","13":"tag-motosports","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229979","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=229979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}