Red Bull Racing F1 team principal Christian Horner says Pierre Gasly’s move to the Alpine F1 team will not happen without the F1 superlicence granted to ‘exciting talent’ Colton Herta. It suggests.
Red Bull has, in principle, agreed to vacate AlphaTauri’s slot and transfer Pierre Gasly to the Alpine F1 team to replace Fernando Alonso.
Christian Horner says Colton Herta is the only option to replace Pierre Gasly, suggesting Red Bull won’t release Gasly if the IndyCar star can’t take the seat, and Alpine F1 teams are looking for another driver.
The problem is that the current points system does not qualify Colton Herta for an F1 superlicence, and rival team bosses say the FIA should abide by the rules and not allow force majeure as an exception. suggests.
More importantly, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has also confirmed that the policy has been adopted and he hopes the process will be respected.
Stefano Domenicali discussed Colton Herta’s problems with FIA president Mohamed bin Sulayem at Zandvoort last weekend.
Christian Horner has confirmed that he believes Colton Herta could be a future Red Bull driver if he proves his worth at AlphaTauri.
“I think he’s an exciting talent,” said Christian Horner of Colton Herta.
“He’s a young American and he’s showing outstanding talent in America, so it will be very interesting to see how he performs in Formula 1.”
“Right now, Formula 1 is clearly becoming more popular in the US market and it’s very interesting to have a successful American driver. It could be interesting for us in the long run.”
“So we have existing drivers under contract, but AlphaTauri and Toro Rosso have been with us over the years, like Sebastian[Vettel]Max[Verstappen]Daniel[Ricciardo]. It’s produced a great and consistent driver that can do it.”
“I think it’s an FIA issue,” Horner said of Colton Herta’s F1 superlicence situation.
“We just need to clarify the situation regarding driver points. I hope it will happen sooner or later, because it obviously plays an important role in the driver’s merry-go-round.”
“Obviously, in terms of articulating the point of any driver looking to enter Formula 1, you need to know that you have a choice and if you don’t have that choice, the other triggers don’t work.”
Asked if there would be a driver to replace Colton Herta, Christian Horner said: “I think Pierre is doing a good job at AlphaTauri. Told.
Red Bull’s frontrunner for the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship is Liam Lawson, currently ranked fifth and looking to qualify for an F1 Superlicence. Recently he completed an FP1 session with AlphaTauri at Spa-Francorchamps.
Interestingly, Red Bull F1 motorsport adviser Helmut Marko had a meeting with Formula 2 championship leader Felipe Dolgovic at Zandvoort on Saturday.
Felipe Dolgovic does not belong to any F1 team and could be a surprising choice if Red Bull decides to look outside its own programme. His name is also associated with AlphaTauri’s FP1 run at his home race at Interlagos.
But when asked if Red Bull were interested in Felipe Dolgovic, Marko said: “We are not in negotiations with him.”
Helmut Marko also met with F2 racer Enzo Fittipaldi at Zandvoort, accompanied by his brother Pietro Fittipaldi, a reserve driver for the Haas F1 team.
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