He signed an extension last year through the 2023 Ind圜ar season with Andretti, which intended to field him in F1 before its deal to acquire a team fell through last fall.

Herta, 22, has made no secret of his desire to race Formula One. What comes next is something we take step by step.

“The objective for this test was to give Colton the chance to experience a Formula One car for the first time and explore its performance. “As always here at McLaren, we take it step by step,” Seidl said when asked if Herta was a candidate to drive for the team in ’24. It’s believed McLaren will have an open ride in 2024 with drivers Daniel Riccardio and Lando Norris signed through at least 2023. That will be part of our evaluation as well as to what next potential steps could look like.” And then we’ll have quite a picture and good idea. Said Seidl: “The team will go into data and detail to get an initial idea of the potential Colton has shown in our car. I wanted to see what these cars were all about, and luckily, McLaren was able to give me that chance.” All the engineers have been great at getting me up to speed. “(F1) is a goal of mine and has been for a while now. You really want to impress people with how fast you can drive a race car no matter what the circumstances. I was able to make some setup adjustments in the afternoon and get it more to my liking. It was super special to drive and handled beautifully. “That was the goal of getting over here was get acclimated, get up to speed and really see what I can do in a race car. “It’s hard to get in a race car and not drive it as fast as you possibly can,” Herta said. Herta ended the test with the confidence he can be an F1 driver – and he’s hoping he left the same impression with McLaren, even though it wasn’t the initial goal of the test. Seidl said the team put Herta through the paces with race simulation runs, varying tire compounds and fuel loads and also focusing on different driving techniques. Thank you for the opportunity👊🏻👊🏻 /2eYO8dbOja What an amazing 2 days! First taste of a Formula One car was sweet.

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