Why is Colton Herta playing his career in F2?

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Why is Colton Herta playing his career in F2? © Penske Entertainment: Paul Hurley

An IndyCar star, the Californian driver will risk the anonymity of the Formula 2026 grid in 2 to force his way into F1 and Cadillac in 2027. A bold gamble for some, suicidal for others. The anatomy of a decision.

The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of. In the case of the Californian, son of former driver Bryan Herta and a mainstay of the Andretti team in IndyCar, it's Formula 1 that's the source of all his turmoil. Since 2020, it has been slipping away from him. He was then expected to participate in FP1 with the Sauber team…

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    Alain Féguenne (🇱🇺 Luxembourg)
    • 25/12/25

    That's taking a very big risk ‼️… but 🧢 Hats off to them!!!!! We'll see what happens next 👍 alainkf1@pt.lu 😎👀🥂🍾👏

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