Two IndyCar drivers beforehand tipped as potential candidates for System 1 seats have admitted their probabilities of coming into the collection have light.
Alex Palou, who gained his second IndyCar title in three years final season in dominant trend, drove for McLaren in first apply for the USA Grand Prix in 2022. Nonetheless their relationship ended after he determined to stay together with his Ganassi IndyCar group and stop pursuing an F1 drive by McLaren.
He informed media this week he’s not searching for a transfer into F1. “I attempted,” he mentioned. “It didn’t actually work out. That’s okay.
“We’ll try to get many championships if we will, and we’ll try to combat for as many championships and Indy 500s as attainable.”
Andretti driver Colton Herta was initially linked to the AlphaTauri F1 seat which went to Nyck de Vries final yr. Pink Bull was unable to put him at their junior group as Herta had not scored enough FIA superlicence factors.
Herta’s finest hope of coming into F1 now rests together with his Andretti group, which the FIA has authorised to enter F1. Nonetheless Andretti is but to agree phrases with System One Administration to hitch as an eleventh entry.
The superlicence drawback additionally stays, now compounded by Herta enduring what he described as “my worst season in IndyCar” as he slumped to tenth within the standings. At 23, three years youthful than Palou, he admitted his probabilities of reaching F1 are additionally fading.
“I feel it’s very time-sensitive,” mentioned Herta. “I’m in all probability on the highest age that I may in all probability go over there with a group, possibly, apart from Andretti.
“I don’t have something to report on their aspect of issues. I feel their aim remains to be to get a System 1 group, they usually’re nonetheless attempting to. If that occurs we’ll must see what timeline that’s and the way previous I’ll be and the place I’m at in my life at that time.
“So for me, actually, simply the principle focus proper now could be IndyCar, and we’ll see the place it goes.”
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