赫尔塔展望2027年赛车计划:希望重返印第安纳波利斯500和IMSA耐力赛
科尔顿·赫尔塔的2027年赛车计划尚未确定,但这位凯迪拉克F1测试车手渴望在时间允许的情况下重返印第安纳波利斯500和IMSA耐力赛。
科顿·赫塔展望2027年可能重返印第安纳波利斯500赛事和IMSA耐力赛,但计划仍处于变动之中
超级执照的追求是首要任务,但这位加州本土车手明确表示,如果日程允许,他不会拒绝印第安纳波利斯500的席位或IMSA耐力赛的驾驶机会
科顿·赫塔的2027年赛车计划尚未确定,但这位凯迪拉克一级方程式测试车手渴望在日程允许的情况下重返印第安纳波利斯500和IMSA耐力赛。这位26岁的加州本土车手,目前正在Hitech车队完成他在FIA二级方程式锦标赛的首个赛季,尚未确定明年的计划
随着他的职业道路聚焦于获得一级方程式所需的FIA超级执照,赫塔即将到来的承诺将决定他是否能够重返美国主要赛车赛事的阵容,包括‘500’和IMSA WeatherTech体育车手锦标赛的耐力赛轮次。
赫塔,在IndyCar系列赛中赢得了九场比赛,并在2024年获得了亚军,从2019年到2025年连续参加了七届印第安纳波利斯500赛事,原计划在今年5月驾驶安德里蒂全球车队的一辆赛车,但由于FIA在蒙特利尔增加了一站Formula 2赛事,以取代巴林和沙特阿拉伯取消的比赛,导致日程安排发生重大变动,这让他感到非常痛苦。
回顾这次错失的机会以及他对“赛车界最伟大的盛事”的渴望,赫塔明确表示,如果他的日程允许,他将在2027年参赛。
“是的,我永远不会拒绝参加印第安纳波利斯500,”赫塔对Motorsport.com说。“我总是想参加印第安纳波利斯500。今年没能参加真是太遗憾了。你知道,一切都已经安排好了。”
当被问及这个破坏性的日程变动如何打乱了他的5月计划时,他补充说:“是的,这打乱了所有计划。但这是不可避免的,不幸的是,它没有发生。我不知道我明年的情况会怎样。但如果我有机会,100%我会想参加印第安纳波利斯500。”
#40 凯迪拉克 Wayne Taylor Racing 凯迪拉克 V-Series.R:乔丹·泰勒,路易斯·德莱特拉斯,科尔顿·赫塔
赫塔目前在F2积分榜上排名第19位,本赛季最佳成绩是在巴塞罗那短道赛中获得第五名,此外还有四次进入前八名。当前的F2赛历以连续两轮在卡塔尔(11月28日至29日)和阿布扎比(12月5日至6日)结束,尽管这些赛事在中东地区2月份开始的地区冲突中已经面临了几个月的不确定性。
除了单座赛车外,赫塔本赛季还作为Wayne Taylor Racing耐力车队的成员,在#40凯迪拉克车上参与了赛车运动,并在Petit Le Mans赛事中获得了领奖台的成绩。他明年能否继续在主要的发展任务之外平衡赛车出场的可能性尚未确定。
“如果由我来决定,我会尽可能多地尝试……尽可能多地参加三项耐力赛事(戴通纳24小时耐力赛、摩比1十二小时赛布林格和Petit Le Mans),”赫塔关于他的赛车前景说道。
“我真的很喜欢这个……我看了所有的比赛,所以我不错过这些人的任何一场比赛。成为其中一员很有趣,但如果由我来决定,我会百分之百尝试回到比赛中。但是,你知道,我认为这完全取决于明年会是什么样子,而这,我还不清楚。”
英文原文
Colton Herta eyes potential Indy 500 return and IMSA enduros as 2027 plans remain in flux
Super License pursuits take priority, but the California native makes clear he won't turn down an Indy 500 seat or IMSA endurance drives if calendar space opens up
Colton Herta’s 2027 racing plans remain undecided, but the Cadillac Formula 1 test driver is eager to return to both the Indianapolis 500 and IMSA endurance races if his schedule allows. The 26-year-old California native, currently completing his debut campaign in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Hitech, has yet to finalize his program for next year.
With his career path focused on securing the FIA Super License required for Formula 1, Herta's upcoming commitment will dictate whether he can rejoin the grid for America's major motorsports events, including the '500' and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship endurance rounds.
Herta, who amassed nine wins in his IndyCar Series career and finished as championship runner-up in 2024, made seven consecutive starts in the Indianapolis 500 from 2019 through 2025, He was slated to pilot a fourth entry for Andretti Global this past May, but a late calendar upheaval – prompted by the FIA adding a Formula 2 round in Montreal alongside the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix to replace canceled events in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia – forced a heartbreaking conflict.
Reflecting on the missed opportunity and his appetite for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” Herta left no ambiguity about his intentions if his calendar permits in 2027.
“Yeah, I’ll never turn down the Indy 500,” Herta told Motorsport.com. “I always want to do the Indy 500. It was a shame this year that I couldn't do it. You know, it was all set up.”
Asked about the disruptive late schedule change that derailed his May plans, he added: “Yes, and that threw everything out. But it was going to happen and unfortunately it didn’t. I don’t know what next year looks like for me. But if I get the chance, 100 percent, I would love to do the Indy 500.”
#40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R: Jordan Taylor, Louis Deletraz, Colton Herta
Herta currently sits 19th in the F2 standings, with a season-best finish of fifth in the Barcelona Sprint Race alongside four additional top-eight results. The current F2 calendar concludes with back-to-back rounds in Qatar (November 28–29) and Abu Dhabi (December 5–6), though those events have faced months of uncertainty amid regional conflicts in the Middle East that began in February.
Beyond single-seaters, Herta has embedded himself in sports car racing this season as part of Wayne Taylor Racing’s endurance lineup in the #40 Cadillac, and is fresh off a podium result at Petit Le Mans. Whether he can continue balancing sports car appearances alongside his primary development duties next year remains undecided.
“If it was up to me, I would try to do as much as possible… as much as possible doing the three endurance races (Rolex 24 At Daytona, Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, and Petit Le Mans),” Herta said regarding his sports car prospects.
“I really enjoy that... I watch all the races, so I don't miss a race from these guys. It's a lot of fun to be a part of it, but if it's up to me, 100 percent I will try to be back in doing races. But, you know, I think it all depends on what next year looks like, which I just, I don't know yet.”
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