\u201cSo I’m super excited for him, and I really want him to do well, because he’s going to be our IndyCar representation. I think he doesn’t just have himself on board. I think he’s definitely got a lot of guys that are pushing for him to do well outside of just being in Formula 2 next year. We want him to make it to Formula 1, and we want him to do well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mexican driver added:\u00a0\u201cThe task is tall. The tires are very different. The car is much worse than an Indy car, so he’s definitely downgrading in terms of car capabilities and car feeling.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike I said, I’d be shocked to know that he’s doing this just to do it. I definitely know… Well, I don’t know, but I really hope this is the case, that he’s doing it because he has a Formula 1 seat, because otherwise he will really miss IndyCar. I know he will.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the move to F2 is a risk, Cadillac F1 Team CEO Dan Towriss argued that without risk, there is no reward.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFor Colton, this has always been a dream of his, to drive in F1, but to do that, this is the path he had to take,\u201d Towriss told\u00a0Sky Sports F1. \u201cHe has to take a huge risk, a huge amount of risk \u2013 no seat is guaranteed. This is F1, so he wants to learn tracks and tyres and show that respect to European open-wheel racing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe entitlement model from the US hasn\u2019t worked out that well in the past, so we 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe really is a special talent,\u201d added Towriss. \u201cI think a lot of people look at some of the results in IndyCar and say, \u2018Well, he hasn\u2019t won a championship, he\u2019s not with [multiple champion] Alex Palou\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think as a team owner I would take some responsibility for that; there have been times where there have been troubles on pitlane or strategy didn\u2019t work out, but Colton\u2019s an immense talent and he really can find speed where others can\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think any time he\u2019s had a chance to do a test, whether it was with McLaren<\/a>, or time that he\u2019s been in the sim with Alpine<\/a>, Red Bull and Sauber<\/a>, from that standpoint he really has excelled and shown really high potential and promise for an F1 seat.<\/p>\n \u201cNow this is the chance to do it. He\u2019s had to choose this path of taking a big risk to not have that guarantee of the seat. He\u2019s leaving behind what at this point is very comfortable for him, to choose something that\u2019s uncomfortable for him \u2013 but no risk, no reward, as they say.\u201d<\/p>\n We want your opinion!<\/p>\n What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?<\/p>\n