Colton Herta Withdraws From Madring F2 Weekend After Qualifying Crash

Overview

• Herta crashed in Friday qualifying at Madrid when the rear slipped at Turn 19 and he hit both walls, leaving his car with front, rear and right-side damage.
• After qualifying, Hitech worked on the car into the restricted overnight work window called Restricted Period One, which the FIA reported as a breach and the stewards punished with a pitlane-start penalty.
• Hitech confirmed late Saturday that Herta withdrew from the sprint because he felt unwell, and Motorsport.com reported he also did not start Sunday’s feature race.
• The team announced the withdrawal before Herta could serve the pitlane-start penalty, so the sanction was not applied on track at Madring.
• Herta sits 17th with 26 points after 10 of 14 rounds and has had three crashes in his last six F2 sessions, leaving his Super Licence chase and future availability for the remaining rounds in doubt.