basti313 wrote: ↑31 Aug 2022, 16:59
organic wrote: ↑31 Aug 2022, 16:25
basti313 wrote: ↑31 Aug 2022, 16:05
Why do you want to see two mediocre drivers against each other? I do not get the fuss about Herta...he is nowhere in Indycar, crashes out regularly and stupidly....and was not selected by McLaren.
Herta's quick and mistake prone. Rough diamond perhaps.. Marko sees something there and he's had fairly good judgement wrt juniors in the past
Up to now it is not more but rumor. RedBull did never back Herta before.
The point is simple: Every good catch for F1 could at least get his $hit together in F2 or any other good racing series. Indy is on the level of F2 with other tires. Latifi came with a second place in F2, Stroll with a F3 win...Schumacher with a F2 win.
Last really good catch from Indy, Montoya, came with a championship and a Indy500 win in his pocket into F1. Villeneuve had a Indy World Series and Indy500 win.
So why on earth is a P10 runner in IndyCar expected to be any good in F1?
Herta gave Norris and Ticktum (no slouch either) a good run for their money in British F4. He was 3rd in the Indycar championship in his second year. He has explosive natural pace, it’s clear to see, Norris has confirmed this. Is Herta the finished article, no definitely not.
Andretti’s team performance this year has been average to poor. Their man management of Herta, their young star driver, has left a lot to be desired in my opinion. There are parallels with Charles Leclerc and Ferrari.
Could he make it in F1, I have no idea, but he’d be an interesting inclusion on the grid. If FOM
really wants an American driver he is identifiably American to both a US and European audience. The problem for him will be catching up with guys from the European scene who are familiar with how F1 works, guys who know the tracks, guys that have driven Pirelli tyres in FIA F3 and F2. He’d need at least a year, possibly 2, would he get that time? I doubt it.