How Colton Herta is chasing his F1 dream

IndyCar frontrunner Colton Herta made a shock switch to Formula 2 last year in pursuit of his Formula 1 dream with Cadillac. The American driver, son of IndyCar racer and team owner Bryan Herta, spoke to Autosport following the season-opening Melbourne round of the 2026 F2 season. Herta is following in the rare but historically successful footsteps of American single-seater drivers such as Mario Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Jacques Villeneuve who crossed over to F1.