Cadillac has confirmed its F1 take a look at driver Colton Herta will make his System 2 debut subsequent season with Hitech, following his swap from IndyCar.
Herta is a part of the Cadillac F1 set-up, however can solely maintain a take a look at position at this stage because of his lack of an FIA Tremendous License. F2 provides the very best variety of Tremendous License factors of any championship and his transfer to F1’s feeder sequence was introduced final month, and now it’s confirmed that he’ll race for Hitech. Led by former Alpine workforce principal Ollie Oakes, the workforce has gained races in each F2 season since coming into in 2020.
“I’m extremely excited to formally be becoming a member of F2 for the 2026 System 2 season,” Herta stated. “That is an incredible alternative to develop my abilities in European racing and to measure myself towards a number of the finest younger drivers on the planet.
“Racing on the identical weekends as System 1 will give me first-hand expertise of that surroundings and assist me develop as a part of the Cadillac F1 household. I’m very grateful to Cadillac and Hitech for his or her belief and help and I can’t wait to get began.”
In becoming a member of Hitech, Herta will race for a workforce that’s at present preventing for each championships in F2 this yr. It is also one that provides logistical comfort, as Hitech relies at Silverstone, a brief stroll from Cadillac’s UK base on the similar circuit.
TWG Motorsports and Cadillac F1 Group CEO Dan Towriss says each Herta and Hitech have proven they’ll ship success previously, because the Californian seems to immerse himself within the European racing surroundings forward of a possible F1 probability.
“Colton has already proven distinctive expertise and professionalism all through his profession,” Towriss stated. “His transfer into System 2 with Hitech is a pure and necessary subsequent step in his growth in direction of System 1. Competing in F2 is not going to solely strengthen his racecraft within the European surroundings but additionally enable for larger integration with our workforce as he continues to help us together with his testing and simulator duties.
“We’re happy with Colton’s dedication to success in European racing, and we stay up for seeing him tackle this thrilling new problem with Hitech – a workforce with a confirmed historical past of success in junior classes.”
Hitech is having fun with a very aggressive season this yr, sitting simply 12 factors adrift of present chief Invicta within the groups’ championship, whereas Luke Browning is 27 factors off the highest within the drivers’ standings. There are two rounds remaining of the 2025 season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
