has added a race in the course of the weekend of the , ending the likelihood that Colton Herta returns to Andretti World for the race. System 2 will now be part of System 1 in Montreal from Might 22-24.
System 2 had no races scheduled for Might, however when the FIA cancelled its April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia amid world battle, the federation was compelled to change its calendar for F1’s highest assist sequence. to make up for the three-month lull within the schedule.
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this season to race for the Hitech TGR System 2 staff. He’s driving with the assist of Cadillac F1, the sequence’ new staff based mostly in Fishers. The transfer locations Herta within the FIA’s “Street to F1” pathway.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JANUARY 24: Romain Grosjean driver of The #16 Myers Riley Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 GTD walks on stage throughout driver introductions earlier than the beginning of the Rolex 24 at Daytona Worldwide Speedway on January 24, 2026 in Daytona Seashore, Florida. (Picture by James Gilbert/Getty Photos)
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Juncos Hollinger Racing driver Conor Daly (76) makes his method to pit lane Thursday, Might 15, 2025, throughout observe for the 109th operating of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Jack Harvey was introduced Monday as the driving force of the No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Hy-Vee Honda for 2022 on a multi-year deal.
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Helio Castroneves walks onto the observe Friday, Might 23, 2025, On Carb Day forward of the 109th operating of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver Takuma Sato (75) fits up for observe on Wednesday, Might 14, 2025, throughout observe for the 109th operating of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Andretti World and Cadillac F1 are owned by TWG Motorsports, which might’ve made Herta’s participation within the Indy 500 logical. TWG Motorsports CEO Dan Towriss beforehand acknowledged that Andretti World deliberate to enter a fourth automotive, and that Herta was within the operating for the seat. Marco Andretti drove the No. 98 automotive for Andretti World final yr, ending twenty ninth in his final Indy 500 begin.
Herta aspires to earn a seat in System 1, the best class of worldwide open-wheel racing. He was in rivalry for a seat with Cadillac F1 this yr, however fell wanting the FIA factors necessities to safe a seat. are driving for Cadillac F1 this yr.
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To make an F1 seat, Herta should both earn a top-eight end in F2 or a top-10 end with free observe classes. He sits eleventh within the standings after the Melbourne System 2 spherical, the place he positioned sixteenth within the dash race and seventh within the function race on March 7 and eight, respectively.
Herta was broadly believed to be a shoo-in for the fourth seat, however that’s now off the desk. With Herta now not being an possibility, the staff will not enter a fourth automotive within the Indy 500. Andretti World’s full-time drivers — Kyle Kirkwood, Will Energy and Marcus Ericsson — would be the staff’s precedence.
The sits at 31 automobiles, with Jacob Abel of Abel Motorsports broadly believed to be the thirty second entry.. IndyCar is working to make sure no less than 33 automobiles file an entry, because the standing of Prema Racing, , is undetermined.
