Herta remains one point short of F1 superlicence

Colton Herta remains one point short of the 40 required for an FIA Formula One superlicence after IndyCar corrected its 2025 standings, reducing his points total. Cadillac had entered Herta in first practice at the Mexico Grand Prix believing he could reach the threshold by completing at least 100 kilometres. The FIA later confirmed that he has 39 points, not 40. The correction placed Felix Rosenqvist ahead of Herta in the 2025 IndyCar championship. Both drivers scored 372 points, but Rosenqvist was classified higher under the series tiebreak rules because he recorded more second-place finishes. Herta was therefore seventh, rather than sixth as an earlier version of IndyCar’s website had listed him. IndyCar acknowledged that the website error had been corrected after it was brought to the series’ attention. The FIA had relied on the standings when calculating Herta’s superlicence points. Cadillac had also checked its calculation with the FIA before the Mexico session and believed Herta needed one more point. Herta’s 39-point total comprises 35 points from IndyCar results and four from Formula One practice sessions. His IndyCar tally includes one point for 10th place in 2023,...