Colton Herta: Red Bull working to secure licence for IndyCar star at Alpha Tauri next season

Herta completed a test with McLaren at at Portimao in Portugal in JulyRed Bull are trying to secure a Formula 1 licence for IndyCar star Colton Herta so he can drive for their Alpha Tauri team next year.The move has arisen as Alpine want Alpha Tauri's Pierre Gasly to replace Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso.Herta does not have the required number of points under the FIA's system to qualify for an F1 'super-licence'.But Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko is hopeful Herta will be granted a dispensation by the governing body."Astonishingly enough, all of the parties and teams involved, we found…

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