Colton Herta will take part in a minimum of 4 F1 apply periods in the course of the 2026 season, Cadillac has introduced.
The American staff introduced on Friday afternoon the free apply program for take a look at driver Herta, who will make his FP1 debut on the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix in mid-June.
Herta, who’s competing in F2 this season with the intention of acquiring an F1 Tremendous License, has already accomplished driving in Cadillac’s simulator at its headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The 26-year-old, who switched from IndyCar this 12 months, completed seventh within the Australian characteristic race in his F2 debut.
“I am unable to wait to get behind the wheel of a Cadillac F1 staff automotive for the primary time,” stated Herta, a nine-time IndyCar champion and runner-up within the 2024 championship.
“I’m trying ahead to working intently with the staff in a full Grand Prix atmosphere and am totally centered on studying from each look. I look ahead to contributing all through the race weekend and serving to the staff, Czech and Valtteri in any means I can.”
Cadillac staff principal Graham Loudon stated: “Colton is a supreme expertise who not solely had an important profession within the NTT IndyCar Sequence earlier than becoming a member of us, however he additionally proved that with a powerful begin to the F2 season.”
“Finishing all 4 FP1 periods for our younger driver is a pure subsequent step in his function as take a look at driver and we look ahead to seeing what he can convey by way of improvement and focus.”
Herta is scheduled to return to F2 motion over the Miami Grand Prix weekend because the sequence visits the Miami Autodrome for the primary time in help of F1.
“Colton actually seized this chance,” added Cadillac CEO Dan Tollis. “These periods are a beneficial alternative for him to combine into the staff, hone his abilities each behind the wheel and off the observe, and study Grand Prix weekends from the within out.”
Herta’s FP1 look fulfills Cadillac’s necessary quota of working new drivers in apply periods all through the season.
