An American motor racing star who moonlights as a drummer in a rock band has revealed he came "a lot closer" than people believed to securing a spot on the Formula 1 grid this season.
Colton Herta, 22, is one of motorsport's brightest young talents and has made a name for himself in IndyCar with a handful of race victories to his name already. The team he races for is run by Michael Andretti, son of Mario – the last American to win an F1 race back in 1978.
As talk of Andretti wanting to move into F1 reached fever pitch last year, Herta was also in the headlines. The American team owner was in talks to buy Sauber, which runs the Alfa Romeo team, and it was expected the IndyCar racer would sign up to live his Formula 1 dream.
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