U.S. driver Colton Herta to have F1 checks with McLaren

American driver Colton Herta will take a look at a Formulation One automobile with McLaren this season.

Herta, the youngest race winner in IndyCar, will be capable of drive outdated F1 equipment because of part of the brand new laws known as “testing of earlier automobiles”.

Based on Racer.com, Herta’s take a look at is a part of a wider developmental deal, though McLaren’s information launch solely talked about the checks he can have later this yr. There are not any additional particulars of these checks at current.

Herta was tipped as the lead driver for any potential Andretti F1 entry and he appears to be the snug favorite to turn out to be America’s subsequent full-time driver sooner or later sooner or later.

No American has competed in an F1 race since Alexander Rossi on the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Such a detailed hyperlink to McLaren would increase the prospect of Herta collaborating in an F1 grand prix apply session for the staff this yr, with F1’s first-ever Miami Grand Prix in Could and the U.S. Grand Prix in October.