By Ciara Casey
Colton Herta is set to drive in FP1 Today.
The American F2 driver will be stepping in to car of Sergio Perez to complete the free practice session on Friday 23rd October 2026 for Cadillac F1 team.
Herta is currently in his rookie season of formula two and is a test driver for Cadillac F1 team. He has appeared for the team previously in the FP1 session for the Spanish grand prix in June, as well as the Hungarian and Italian grand prix first free practice sessions.
This will be the first time the 26-year-old gets to drive an f1 car in his home country, at the venue where he got his first IndyCar win in 2019, when he was only 18 years old. Herta will be completing the first hour of test time before handing the car back over to F1 driver Sergio Perez.
