Colton Herta was poised to become F1’s only U.S. driver. What happened?

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2 thoughts on “Colton Herta was poised to become F1’s only U.S. driver. What happened?

  1. F1 is so afraid that an American driver will come over and do better than the rich kids who populate the back market teams like Lance Stroll at Aston Martin.

  2. F1 is the same arrogant organization it’s been for years. They want the money from the 3 USA events, but not the driver to help them boost the events. If you remember we had F1 at IMS several years ago, and the became difficult to deal with, all in the name of more money. At least IMS got the road course built during that time.

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