About this episode

Colton Herta discusses his journey and aspirations towards racing in Formula 1.

Formula 1 has always been a dream for Colton Herta. Walking away from IndyCar to race in Formula 2 is a gamble. His reward, should he prove himself, could be an F1 drive with Cadillac. Colton has come close to F1 before. This time he’s determined to make it. Speaking on the day he had a seat-fit for Cadillac’s F1 car, Colton Herta tells Tom Clarkson about growing up at racetracks with his father, IndyCar legend Bryan Herta, his love of motorsport and F1 deals that never happened with Sauber and Red Bull’s junior team. Colton also remembers leaving the US as a teenager to race in Europe, where he was teammates with a young Lando Norris in junior categories, and he looks forward to making his F1 practice session debut for Cadillac later this season. This episode is sponsored by: Shopify: sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/beyondthegrid Vanta: get started at vanta.com/GRID .

People in this episode

Host: Tom Clarkson

Guest: Colton Herta

Topics covered

• Formula 1
• IndyCar
• motorsport
• racing career
• F1 aspirations
• youth racing
• sponsorship

Keywords

• Colton Herta
• Formula 1
• IndyCar
• Cadillac
• motorsport
• Lando Norris
• racing career
• F1 practice
• Sauber
• Red Bull

Sponsors

Shopify, Vanta

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cadillac, Sauber, Red Bull

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