And what will Team Willy’s Driver Academy member The
Sarge’, aka Logan Sargent have to Say about It?
Having been briefly upon a ferociously
Ah-Blowin’ Oregon Beach with 40mph+ Winds during a (60-70mph) High Wind Warning
en route to Warshington’, and away from Ye All Knowing Intrawoods’. (Internet) Naturally
I missed the news over Andretti Autosport’s prized IndyCar driver Colton Herta
signing an F1 Testing and Development Dealio’ with McLaren.
And it’s nice that the Medea’s finally
reporting the obvious, that Colton currently does Not have the necessary Haul
of points required for the mandatory FIA Superlicence to race in formula 1, currently
being eight points shy of the 40 points required.
Thus I’ll take it at face value, that this is
two Business Partners, i.e.; Mikey A’ and Zackery Brown Helping each other,
since Michael Andretti and Brown are partners in Walkinshaw Andretti United’s
Supercars team Down Under.
As it’s worth noting that Colton’s currently
contracted to Andretti Autosport thru 2023, so the F1 Testing Gig’ will be done
in between his current Day Job as an Indycar driver.
Yet Arse-sumedly it’s a Win Win Dealio for All
involved. As Herta can not only get some F1 miles under his belt, but also
accrue poonts towards a future FIA Superlicence, whilst Brown and McLaren get
to evaluate a potential future driver
when DannyRic’s, nee Daniel Ricciardo’s contract expires at the end of 2023,
in case they Don’t extend their relationship.
Reportedly the deal Doesn’t impact another
potential McLaren F1 driver’s prospects, that being Pato O’Ward of Arrow
MCLaren SP, who tested for the McLaren F1 Team during last year’s Young Drivers
evaluation outing at Abu Dhabi as his reward for winning an IndyCar race.
Whilst Liberty Media’s top Banana CEO Greg Maffei
is now Bullish upon it’s newest crown Jewell Sin City turning Up the Wick for a
new, Hot U.S. Driver prospect in Formula 1 to further Pump Up it’s revenues,
Err, I meant U.S. TV Viewership ratings, as we Need to “Squeeze Out One more
Hit!”
All of which makes me wonder why the current 10
Formula 1 Constructors and the FIA are so lukewarm towards welcoming Mikey A’
and another team to the fold?
Since with 24 F1 races expected soon and the $200
million entry fee to appease the slight loss of profits? I cannot See how this
isn’t good Business for All involved! As why are they Afraid of new
competition?
Oh Yeah, in case Y’all haven’t Heard? Liberty
Media and Formula 1 have announced it’s third U.s. F1 race to be held in Lost
Wages’, aka Sin City, nee Las Vegas beginning in November 2023 as a Saturday
Night race running upon the famed Vegas Strip.
Although contrary to speculation, according to
Grizzled F1 Journo’ Joe Saward, the initial contract is just for three years,
in order for both parties to be Happy with it’s outcome. While Liberty Media
and it’s Formula 1 Group will promote the race itself thru Live Nation which Liberty
Media owns…
Meanwhile, and I’m just totally speculatin’
here, But! Hmm, could we see Colton Herta behind the wheel of one of McLaren’s F1
Chariots in Friday’s (Free Practice) FP1 session at COTA, nee Circuit Of The
Americas this October?
But does Formula 1
really need another American F1 Driver in order to be popular Stateside? Especially
since it’s current growth is supposedly due to that Keeping Up with The
Cardashian’s, Err Drive to Survive Netflix series!
Whilst the last Yank’ in F1, Alexander Rossi has long since moved on since his brief tenure with the Manor Marussia F1 Racing Team Wayback in 2015…