Overview
- Herta will pair his full F2 season with Cadillac test duties, including simulator work and planned FP1 outings at selected grands prix.
- The program is intended to accumulate the required superlicence points and build experience on Formula 1 calendar circuits.
- Cadillac and TWG leaders have stressed the move carries substantial risk and does not guarantee Herta a 2027 F1 race seat.
- Cadillac team principal Graeme Lowdon says the 2026 F1 project remains on schedule, with Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas set as the race drivers.
- Christian Lundgaard cautioned that switching from IndyCar to F2 will be difficult, citing Pirelli tyre management and the mental demands.