Herta still chasing F1 chance by 2028 despite difficult F2 season

Colton Herta still hopes to reach Formula 1 within two years, but his Formula 2 results have fallen short of the finish Cadillac’s chief executive expected.

GPBeat · Newsroom05 Oct 2026, 23:29 · 1 min

Colton Herta says he still has a chance of reaching Formula 1 within the next two years, although his Formula 2 season has fallen short of expectations. In an interview published by Autosport on 28 September, he said F1 remained his priority but that he needed to see what Cadillac had planned for him.

Herta was 19th in the F2 standings with 26 points. His best result was fifth in the Barcelona sprint, which he started third under the reversed-grid format. Autosport reported that Cadillac F1 chief executive Dan Towriss had expected him to finish in the championship’s top 10.

Herta said promising winter and private tests had not translated into pace on race weekends, and he could not point to a single cause. He described his recent F1 simulator work and a test in an older car more positively.

His plans for 2027 remain open. Herta said he was discussing opportunities with Cadillac, including a possible reserve or test role alongside racing elsewhere. He has not ruled out another Formula 2 season, although it is not his preferred option.

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SOURCEHerta still aiming for F1 by 2028Autosport · Source date as found: 2026-09-28

Source context

Autosport’s 28 September interview is the source for Herta’s comments and its account of his Formula 2 results.

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Colton Herta said his priority remained reaching Formula 1 and that he thought he had a chance within the next two years. This is his assessment of his prospects, not a confirmed seat.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Herta’s stated ambition in an Autosport interview Interview reported on 28 September 2026; outlook over the following two years The report establishes what Herta said, not whether Cadillac will offer him a race seat.

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Autosport reported that Herta, driving for Hitech, was 19th in the Formula 2 standings with 26 points; his best result was fifth in the Barcelona sprint, having started third on the reversed grid. The report said Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss had expected a top-10 championship finish.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Reported Formula 2 results and Cadillac’s stated benchmark 2026 Formula 2 season, as reported on 28 September 2026 The standings and Towriss’s expectation are reported by Autosport; no separate results record or original Towriss statement was supplied.

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Herta told Autosport he could not identify one particular cause of his poor race-weekend pace. He said encouraging winter and private testing had not translated into race-weekend performance.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Herta’s account of his Formula 2 difficulties 2026 Formula 2 season through the Baku round The explanation is Herta’s account; it does not establish a technical cause.

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Herta said he was discussing opportunities within Cadillac for 2027 but had nothing settled for that year. He described a possible reserve or test role, and racing in another series alongside it, as questions dependent on Cadillac’s plan.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Cadillac discussions and next-season uncertainty Plans for 2027, discussed in the September 2026 interview These are possibilities raised by Herta, not announced arrangements.

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Autosport reported that Herta did not rule out another Formula 2 season, although it was not his priority. Herta said he had done more Formula 1 simulator work and a test in a previous car, and assessed his pace there as strong; he contrasted that with his Formula 2 results.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Possibility of another Formula 2 season and Herta’s assessment of Cadillac work September 2026 interview, concerning 2026 work and 2027 options His assessment of test and simulator pace is not an independently established result in the supplied material.

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Corrections and updates to this story

05 Oct 2026, 23:29

De Nederlandse kop verduidelijkt dat Herta uiterlijk in 2028 op een F1-kans mikt, niet uitsluitend in 2028.

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