Colton Herta detailed how he is going \u201cback to school\u201d in order to prepare for his maiden Formula 2 campaign next season.<\/p>\n
In a bid to secure the super licence points required to compete in Formula 1, Herta decided to leave his successful IndyCar career and head into the championship\u2019s primary feeder category.<\/p>\n
The challenge ahead is no small feat, something that has been demonstrated recently by Ritomo Miyata, who moved across from Japan as the reigning Super Formula and Super GT champion, but has managed just one podium in close to two complete seasons in F2.<\/p>\n
Asked by F1 TV presenter \u2013 and former IndyCar star \u2013 James Hinchcliffe in Las Vegas how his preparations for this new venture were different to what would have been in place had he remained in the United States, Herta said: \u201cIt\u2019s back to school, it\u2019s back to learning a lot of basics. How you drive each formula car, even though they look the same, they\u2019re quite different, and the Formula 2 car is very different.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s back to basics, try to learn how I need to brake, how I need to get off the brake and back to throttle, managing the Pirelli tyre, which are very different to our Firestones in IndyCar. So there\u2019s a lot of new stuff, but I\u2019m excited for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of stuff that\u2019s going to be new for me next year, but there\u2019s a lot of stuff that I remember from my F3 days and my F4 days. It\u2019s going to be exciting. It\u2019s a big programme.\u201d<\/p>\n
Herta will get his first taste of an F2 car with Hitech in Abu Dhabi, where he will complete the three-day post-season test between December 10-12.<\/p>\n