IndyCar’s Colton Herta said he never wanted the FIA to bend its own rules to allow him to race in Formula 1 next year.
The American doesn’t look like he won’t be excused as he’s been playing sublime to allow him to switch to Red Bull’s AlphaTauri outfit next season.
Herta falls short of the 40 points he requires to race in F1 and won’t be enough at this year’s IndyCar to finish above the threshold, as he is 10th in the championship.
The issue has sparked controversy in recent weeks but the FIA said it would not set a precedent by bending its rules to help a motorist.
“I can understand the FIA’s position,” Herta told Motorsport.com. “I just feel that IndyCar is incompletely described in the superluminescent point structure.
“But from their point of view, with the current point structure, I understand. And I don’t want to be ‘an exception’.”
If Herta is exempt, the move would allow Pierre Gasly to sign for Alpine, although AlphaTauri could still complete that deal if they can sign Dutch driver Nyck de Vries as a replacement. French racer.
Practice sessions with F1 teams are worth a kick-off point each, which could be an option for the Californian if he wants to add points this year.
Herta tested a Formula One car with McLaren earlier this year and praised the Zak Brown company for helping him out.
“Zak Brown said he wanted to run me in FP1s but he wouldn’t want to put me in a McLaren if I had a contract with AlphaTauri: that’s like going against your team!
“I appreciate all the effort Zak has put in for me – he’s been amazing to me. There’s a lot of stuff in the news but he’s been completely transparent with me and it’s been great to work with. he.”
Herta added: “I think it’s possible to do something like [Asian Regional Formula], but I don’t feel like I need to race in a series of feeders after I’ve been a professional racer for four years. So I didn’t fully review it. “
