Nov.12 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas admits he still does not know whether Colton Herta’s newly secured Formula 1 super licence will cost him his Cadillac seat for 2027.
The American finally reached the required 40 points during practice in Brazil, following a lengthy effort by Cadillac to get him qualified.
“Normally, nothing should change for the future,” Bottas said.
“But there’s obviously been good effort on giving him the super licence.”
The Finn acknowledged that time was running out for 26-year-old Herta, whose 2024 IndyCar runner-up finish provided 30 of his licence points.
“I can understand it. It’s now or never for him to get the licence,” Bottas said.
“But for the future, I don’t know.”
Herta himself recently used almost identical language when discussing his Formula 1 ambitions.
“I don’t think I can go back to IndyCar and then have another chance in Formula 1,” he said.
“I think Cadillac have shown a lot of faith in me doing these FP1s. They’ve put a lot of resources behind me to get me ready to be in the Formula 1 seat.”
Bottas insists he has a multi-year agreement with Cadillac, but recently admitted that his continuation for 2027 still requires board approval.