Colton and his dad Bryan, who looks after his son's interests and runs his IndyCar strategy from the Andretti Autosport pit stand, are awaiting a decision from the FIA regarding a superlicence request.
Herta Jr has 32 of the requisite 40 points on the FIA's system, which means he falls short of automatically getting the nod. The FIA has been asked to see if there are grounds to give him a special exemption.
