Had Andretti’s plan worked out, Herta would have moved to F1 once granted an FIA super license, replaced in Andretti Autosport’s IndyCar squad by its Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood. Instead, Herta has remained in the #26 car AA-Honda which he drove to three wins last season, and Kirkwood will spend his rookie season at AJ Foyt Racing.
Asked about such a move, 21-year-old Herta declared: “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to do Formula 1, and I want to do a lot of stuff in my career.
“But it needs certain timing. Formula 1 is one of those things. If you’re 28, you’re not going to Formula 1, unfortunately. That’s just how it works. The time is right for me if I got the opportunity. I’d have to have a good think about it, but I most likely would do it because I want to run in Formula 1 at some point.”
He added, “I’m 21 years old and I can come back in five years and still run 15 years in IndyCar and be 40.
“Yeah, I definitely want to give it a crack if I get the…
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