Overview
- Colton Herta finished the Mexico FP1 with 39 Superlicence points, one short of the 40 required to hold a valid Formula 1 Superlicence.
- The FIA confirmed a championship tie-break placed Herta seventh in the 2025 IndyCar standings rather than sixth, and IndyCar has fixed a website anomaly that had briefly shown him higher.
- Cadillac can likely remedy the shortfall by entering Herta in another FP1 session at one of the remaining Grands Prix such as Interlagos, Qatar, or Abu Dhabi to earn the single missing point.
- Under FIA rules a driver must collect 40 Superlicence points over a rolling three-year window and may gain one point per F1 free-practice appearance after completing the required minimum distance, which is why an extra 100 km FP1 run can restore eligibility.
- A licence fix would clear the regulatory hurdle but would not guarantee Herta a 2027 race seat, and his 2022 blocked move to AlphaTauri shows how Superlicence rules can directly affect career opportunities.