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Andretti: USA would go crazy for Colton Herta in F1

Formula 1 has missed a trick for years not create a bridge for United States drivers to step up into the top flight, and Michael Andretti believes that Colton Herta has all the ingredients to make the transition. Speaking to Motorsport Network after Herta dominated the Saint Petersburg Indycar race on Sunday after qualifying on pole, the 21-year-old's fourth victory in the American open-wheeler series, Andretti said: “I’m pushing like hell for Colton. You’ve got to remember, Colton went to race in England when he was 15 years old, all by himself. 'That’s always been his objective [to get to F1] but he’s very quiet and unassuming, he’s not pushy, but I see a quality there – a...
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