Colton Herta to drive Cadillac F1 practice in Brazil for superlicence point
The Cadillac test driver needs 40 points for an FIA superlicence and will use Friday practice in Brazil to collect the last one.
Key facts
Story- Colton Herta will take part in Friday practice at the Brazil Grand Prix for Cadillac.
- The session is meant to earn him the final FIA superlicence point he still needs.
- Herta needs 40 points in total to qualify for an FIA superlicence.
Cadillac test driver Colton Herta will take part in Friday practice at this weekend's Brazil Grand Prix. It will be his sixth Friday session of the Formula 1 season. The aim is to collect the one superlicence point he is still missing.
Herta needs 40 points to obtain the FIA superlicence required to race in F1. Friday practice is one of the few ways for a driver in his position to earn them, and this weekend gives him another chance.
Herta has spent time on private testing, has taken part in several Friday practice sessions, and has also had a difficult campaign in F2. Those sessions have been his route towards a race seat.
Herta has been building up for a full F1 campaign over several months. His F2 season was troubled, which has added to the pressure on him to collect points elsewhere. Friday sessions give him track time with the team without the cost of a race weekend.
It is not yet known whether Herta will earn the missing point this weekend, or what he would do next if he falls short. Cadillac has not said whether it has named him for any race seat in the coming season.
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