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FIA prevented Herta quest for F1 Super Licence points
IndyCar star Colton Herta was not allowed by the FIA to race in junior categories last year to boost his Super Licence points tally to enable him to race in F1. Herta was shortlisted by Red Bull at the end of the season as a potential replacement for Pierre Gasly at AlphaTauri. However, the Andretti Autosport charger – a seven-time winner in IndyCar who tested for McLaren in F1 last summer - was 8 points short of the 40 points required to qualify for F1's mandatory Super Licence. Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko lobbied the FIA for an exemption given the 22-year-old's impressive track record in the US, but to no avail, with the governing body refusing to give the young American a...
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