![]() ![]() Red Bull's Marko said before the Italian GP that he hoped the Herta saga would be decided at Monza - but he is now targeting a new deadline. "It's not something that has been decided yet, as far as I know." "That's a question for Zak (Brown)," Herta's father Bryan Herta said. The British team may be helping Red Bull as a thankyou for the energy drink company having released O'Ward from a contract.Īlso on the cards may be a couple of Friday practice outings with McLaren for Herta this year, which would further bolster his argument for a super license. Nyck de Vries will also be in action for Alpine, as will two other candidates for the 2023 race seat - Jack Doohan and Nico Hulkenberg, according to Auto Hebdo.Īs for Herta, he is also slated to get behind the wheel of a McLaren in the coming days in Barcelona. The French-owned team intends to announce the name of Fernando Alonso's 2023 successor in time for the next grand prix in Singapore early next month. L'Equipe reports that, to facilitate the Herta-Gasly move, American Herta has been invited by Alpine to test a one-year-old car at the Hungaroring. It is believed they are hoping a series of Formula 1 tests for Herta will convince the FIA that he has done enough to prove he is good enough for F1. Rival F1 teams have already scuppered the idea of an unanimous vote for an exemption, so Red Bull and Alpine - even helped by McLaren - are moving onto 'plan B'. ![]() "If it's not Colton Herta, then I think Pierre Gasly will stay and nothing will change," Alpha Tauri boss Franz Tost said at Monza. However, the entire deal is contingent on American Herta, 22, being given the green light by the FIA to secure a mandatory F1 super license - but he has only 32 of the required 40 points. "Amazingly, all of the parties and teams involved found an agreement," confirmed Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko. ![]() Renault-owned Alpine has reached an agreement with Red Bull to see Pierre Gasly released from his deal at Alpha Tauri to be Esteban Ocon's teammate next year.Īmerican Herta, 22, has even secured a conditional release from his Indycar team, Andretti Autosport. Red Bull and Alpine are not giving up on their plans surrounding Indycar star Colton Herta for the 2023 season. ![]()
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