That included hiring a video crew to document what he thought would be the last time he climbed into an Ind圜ar. He was so sure that he would be joining F1’s world championship in 2022, that he approached the 2021 NTT Ind圜ar Series final race of the season as a farewell. “So I would say our initial impression or conclusion, even if it sounds like a boring answer, we are happy with what both guys have shown so far.MONTEREY, California – One year ago, Colton Herta had his sights focused on Formula One. “He had a good test with us last year in Abu Dhabi, where we were very happy with how Pato was preparing himself for the test, how he was performing then throughout the test.

“Regarding further test opportunities for Pato, it is something we are evaluating at the moment,” Seidl said.

The young Mexican driver, who currently drives for Arrow McLaren SP in Ind圜ar and is a championship contender for the third straight year, tested an F1 car for the team last winter. Seidl said too that Herta’s Ind圜ar rival and former Indy Lights teammate Pato O’Ward would be another driver considered. And, yeah, that's a process that we are in, in the next weeks.” We plan to do that at the race weekends at some point after the summer break, so we still have time in order to decide when we actually do that, and who we put in the car. “As you know, we are obliged by the regulations that we have to run an F1 rookie two times this year in a Free Practice 1 session. And what was great to see as well, his physical preparation was enabling him to really keep going throughout the two days, knowing how challenging this can be in the Formula 1 car on a track like Portimao. “I have to say, the team was quite impressed how Colton was dealing with all these challenges and with his professional approach. Getting used to different operational aspects of Formula One race weekends, like comparing different tire compounds, running at different fuel loads as well, do quali runs, do race simulation runs as well. First and foremost, giving Colton the chance to get used to the car but then also switching focus on working on different, let's say, driving techniques, for example. “When you do these two test days, there's different testing objectives, obviously. And that was the focus and what comes next is something we take it step by step, we take our time as well. Asked if Herta ws a serious contender for a McLaren F1 seat in 2024, Andreas Seidl responded: “The objective for this test today was, as Colton mentioned, to give Colton the chance to experience an F1 car for the first time and explore its performance.

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