Formula 1 hopeful Nyck de Vries has called upon the FIA to deny Colton Herta a superlicence – or risk the integrity of the F2 and F3 championships as the sport's feeder series.
Red Bull want the IndyCar driver to make the switch to F1 next year and race for their AlphaTauri sister team. Herta was the man selected as the ideal candidate after it became clear Pierre Gasly wanted to leave a year early to embark upon a fresh adventure with Alpine.
But there is a problem, as Herta does not actually qualify for a superlicence, needed by all F1 drivers. Despite his experience in IndyCar – he has seven race wins to his name and finished third in the 2020 championship – the points system in place is unfavourable to the sport.
