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Colton Herta and the superlicence debacle in Formula 1

The recent interest in American Indycar star Colton Herta has circled back to serious considerations over the FIA's Superlicence system. With many believing that F1's audience figures could explode with an American driver in the sport, as well as with having Herta perform well in the series, we take a look at the situation. Article continues under ad Superlicences The Superlicence system was introduced after Max Verstappen’s graduation to F1. Based on final standings after a season, a driver can earn a haul of licence points. Once 40 of these are collected, a driver is eligible for an F1 race seat. The premise for this was to help prevent premature promotions into the headlining sport,...
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