Colton Herta McLaren is yet to decide whether Colton Herta will take the wheel of one of its cars during a Formula 1 weekend in 2022. The American was signed to the team with a view to completing a testing programme in the 2021-spec MCL35M. That comes despite McLaren having a relationship with Pato O’Ward, who drove the car in Abu Dhabi last year as reward for winning an IndyCar Series race for the squad’s US-operation last year. However, opportunities exist to sample current machinery with teams having to field a test driver in at least two Free Practice sessions during the year. That could see Herta, or O’Ward, jump behind the wheel of the MCL36 usually piloted by Lando Norris or...
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