Overview
- Cadillac confirmed Herta will drive the Barcelona first practice as part of four FP1 outings in 2026.
- The team says regular drivers Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas will step aside for those sessions, with the remaining venues to be announced.
- FP1 is the opening practice on a Grand Prix weekend, and F1 rules require teams to give rookies four such runs each season.
- Herta is also racing in Formula 2 to earn the points needed for an FIA superlicense and began with seventh in the Melbourne feature race.
- A revised F2 schedule now includes a Canadian Grand Prix support round that conflicts with the Indy 500 after Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were canceled, removing his chance to race at Indianapolis.