Colton Herta: 'my goal is Formula 1'

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🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Formula 1 has always been a dream for Colton Herta. Walking away from IndyCar to race in Formula 2 is a gamble. His reward, should he prove himself, could be an F1 drive with Cadillac. Colton has come close to F1 before. This time he’s determined to make it.

Speaking on the day he had a seat-fit for Cadillac’s F1 car, Colton Herta tells Tom Clarkson about growing up at racetracks with his father, IndyCar legend Bryan Herta, his love of motorsport and F1 deals that never happened with Sauber and Red Bull’s junior team.

Colton also remembers leaving the US as a teenager to race in Europe, where he was teammates with a young Lando Norris in junior categories, and he looks forward to making his F1 practice session debut for Cadillac later this season.

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0:41.9	Racing drivers are never satisfied and they never give up on a challenge.
0:48.4	Colton Herta, IndyCar star, IndyCar race winner and surely a champion of the future isn't happy with that path.
0:50.8	For many years, he's been chasing Formula One.
0:54.2	He came close before and he thought he'd missed his moment.
0:58.5	It was disappointing.
1:00.0	You know, when that didn't happen, I was like, look, okay, probably won't have another
1:04.3	opportunity.
1:05.2	And then this came around, and I was like, geez, count my lucky stars.
1:10.7	Cadillac have given him a chance.
1:13.5	But if he's going to drive for them in F1, he's got to earn it.
1:17.9	He knows that means putting the work in.
1:20.8	My goal of coming over here and doing F2 is to prepare myself to be a Formula One driver
1:25.4	the best I can with Cadillac in mind.
1:28.0	Having this opportunity to try to get there and try to achieve that dream and that goal of
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