Helmut Marko has claimed an agreement is in place for Colton Herta to head to AlphaTauri - but first need FIA approval. F1
Herta looks set to make a dramatic switch from IndyCar to F1 to join Red Bull’s AlphaTauri team, as Marko has revealed a deal has been struck between all the relevant parties.
The 22-year old, son of Bryan Herta, has been making waves in IndyCar and has won a race in every season since joining the series full-time in 2019. He is also the series’ youngest ever race winner, currently races for Andretti Autosport and is 10th in the 2022 championship.While linked with an F1 seat, the weighting of IndyCar on the FIA’s Superlicence points requirements mean that Herta only has 32 of the 40 points required to be automatically eligible for the licence required to race in F1.
However, Red Bull are pushing to get the FIA to grant Herta an exemption to allow him to race in F1 in 2023.Marko told Chris Medland on SpeedCity BroadcastingAs for whether a move for Gasly towould happen at the same time, Marko said “if the deal works, then it happens in Monza – also for Pierre.” “So it’s nothing unreasonable. He won seven IndyCar races and that’s comparable to a Grand Prix, so it would be a shame if he wouldn’t get a Superlicense.”, the other parties involved include Andretti Autosport and McLaren, with Andretti set to release him from his IndyCar contract if an F1 option comes up.
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