Overview
- Herta completed more than 100km in FP1 at the São Paulo Grand Prix on Friday, which earned the single practice point that brings his superlicence tally to 40 points.
- Cadillac moved Herta into the Brazil FP1 after a re-check found an error on the IndyCar website had wrongly listed his 2025 championship position and left him one point short.
- The Race and other outlets report the FIA is satisfied with Herta’s penalty-free FP1 outing and is expected to confirm his formal eligibility to apply for a race superlicence.
- Herta’s new eligibility makes him a formal contender for a 2027 race seat at Cadillac and increases pressure on Valtteri Bottas while Sergio Perez remains under a long-term contract.
- FIA rules grant one superlicence point for completing 100km in FP1 and teams have only limited chances to run race drivers in those sessions, so procedural details and session incidents can directly shape driver careers.