赫塔或于2027年取代博塔斯加盟凯迪拉克
凯迪拉克2027年F1车手阵容尚未确定，储备车手科尔顿·赫塔是可能取代瓦尔特利·博塔斯的人选之一。车队领队马尔钦·布德科夫斯基在奥斯汀表示，车手合同不会在新闻发布会上讨论。
凯迪拉克2027年F1车手阵容尚未确定，储备车手科尔顿·赫塔是可能取代瓦尔特利·博塔斯的人选之一。
博塔斯和塞尔吉奥·佩雷斯都以长期合同加入F1 2026年新军凯迪拉克，但The Race了解到，车队尚未就明年由谁驾驶做出最终决定。
在周五的奥斯汀新闻发布会上，被问及佩雷斯和博塔斯是否会留队至2027年时，凯迪拉克车队领队马尔钦·布德科夫斯基没有排除这种可能。
“这是我最不可能评论车手合同的地方，总的来说，我认为这不是在新闻发布会上做的事，”布德科夫斯基说。
“这件事会在时机成熟时由车队通过官方发布来完成。”
凯迪拉克必须在两种选择之间做出决定：是保持连续性，继续沿用两位熟悉冠军车队运作的资深车手，还是认为现在正是做出改变、为未来争取更大潜在收益的合适时机。
没有任何迹象表明佩雷兹有失去席位的风险，因为今年他一直是凯迪拉克表现更强的车手，并在幕后大力推动车队改进。
今年排位赛中，博塔斯和佩雷兹实力相当接近，佩雷兹以13比9领先博塔斯，但在正赛中佩雷兹拥有明显优势。在两人同时于赛道上的比赛圈数中，博塔斯仅有18%的时间领先于佩雷兹。
博塔斯也经历了一些特别艰难的大奖赛，包括上一场在新加坡的比赛，他在那里的圈速比佩雷兹慢了约1.5秒，且没有明确的解释。
这意味着他在2027年的席位存疑，26岁的赫塔是可能取代他的人选之一。
为什么“令人失望”的F2赛季没有损害赫塔的机会
赫塔今年从印地赛车转投二级方程式，明确目标就是进入F1——2023年他曾非常接近红牛青训车队的位置。
赫塔自称他在F2的赛季表现“令人失望”，在22名全职车手中排名第19位，而赛季还剩卡塔尔和阿布扎比两站。
“对我来说，也许问题比答案多，也许进入这个赛季时问题更多，所以我对这方面的一切都相当失望，”赫塔在奥斯汀说。
“我只是对今年的进展感到失望；一点都不好。”
赫塔明年不太可能留在F2再跑一个赛季，但他已经明确表示，他仍然希望明年能有某种形式的比赛计划，而F1仍然是最终目标。
凯迪拉克并未因赫塔在F2令人失望的表现而退缩，因为它知道完成这一转变会很困难，并且对赫塔在其F1赛车中所做的工作印象深刻。
然而，这确实意味着赫塔的锦标赛最终排名几乎肯定无法为他赢得任何来自F2的超级驾照积分，但凯迪拉克正在确保他将达到40分的门槛。
周五在奥斯汀，赫塔参加了今年第四次第一节自由练习，但其中只有三次有资格获得超级驾照奖励积分，因为蒙扎的一次技术问题意味着他没有完成获得超级驾照积分所需的100公里运行里程。
这一点，加上他在印地赛车中的成绩——包括2024年获得亚军、仅次于冠军亚历克斯·帕劳的30分——意味着他现在距离门槛只差一分。
The Race 了解到，赫塔将在年底前再参加一次第一节练习赛，以确保他达到 40 分，从而成为 2027 年的一个选项。
赫塔还在赛道之外完成了私人的 F1 测试，作为 阿尔派 车队旧车测试（TPC）项目的一部分在波尔蒂芒驾驶，他驾驶的是地面效应时代的赛车。
凯迪拉克没有自己的旧车测试（TPC）项目，因此，就像 2025 年底让佩雷兹驾驶旧法拉利一样，它已与一支竞争对手车队达成协议，以确保赫塔获得更多里程。
自从最初以安德雷蒂的名义争取 F1 参赛资格以来，凯迪拉克一直表示，如果有美国车手能凭实力赢得席位，它希望拥有这样一位车手，而赫塔是最合乎逻辑的候选人。
其他竞争者？
赫塔并非博塔斯席位的唯一竞争者，因为多位车手一直在联系凯迪拉克——这是唯一“开放”的席位，而小红牛只在红牛签约车手之间做选择。
埃斯特班·奥康在输给法拉利青训车手拉斐尔·卡马拉后，正寻求明年留在F1发车区的方法，但The Race了解到他不会以正赛车手或储备车手的身份加入凯迪拉克。
相反，他很可能在另一支车队担任储备车手，例如阿斯顿·马丁。
红牛储备车手角田裕毅在今年早些时候意外代表小红牛出战三场比赛后，正寻求永久重返发车格。
角田裕毅的经纪人已就2027年的机会与凯迪拉克接触，他是候选人之一。
凯迪拉克并不急于做出最终决定，因为其他候选人目前都没有其他车队正式车手席位的机会。
如果凯迪拉克选择在2027年替换博塔斯，鉴于博塔斯与车队有长期合同，双方需要达成某种安排。
英文原文
Cadillac's 2027 Formula 1 driver line-up isn't yet finalised, with reserve driver Colton Herta among those in contention to replace Valtteri Bottas.
Both Bottas and Sergio Perez joined F1's 2026 new team Cadillac on long-term deals, but The Race understands the team hasn't made a final decision on who will drive for it next year.
In the Austin press conference on Friday, Cadillac team boss Marcin Budkowski left the door open when asked if Perez and Bottas will stay on for 2027.
"This is the last place I would comment on driver contracts, and in general, I think it's not something that is done in the press," Budkowski said.
"It's something which will be done by official releases from the team when the time is right."
Cadillac has to decide between sticking with the continuity of its two experienced drivers with knowledge of championship-winning teams or whether it's the right time to make a change with potentially bigger upsides for the future.
There's nothing to suggest Perez is at risk of losing his seat, as he's been the stronger Cadillac driver this year and has pushed the team hard behind-the-scenes to improve.
Bottas and Perez have been fairly evenly matched in qualifying this year, with Perez leading Bottas 13-9, but it's in the races where Perez has had a clear margin. Bottas has only spent 18% of the racing laps they've both been on track ahead of Perez.
Bottas has also had some particularly tough grands prix, including the last race in Singapore, where he was lapping around 1.5 seconds slower than Perez without a clear explanation.
That means his seat is in doubt for 2027, with 26-year-old Herta among those who could replace him.
Why "disappointing" F2 season hasn't hurt Herta's chances
Herta swapped IndyCar for Formula 2 this year with the specific aim of reaching F1 - something he came very close to with Red Bull's junior team in 2023.
Herta has had a self-described "disappointing" F2 campaign as he's 19th out of 22 full-time drivers with two rounds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi remaining.
"Maybe a few more questions than answers for me, maybe more questions than going into it, so I'm fairly disappointed with everything on that side of things," Herta said at Austin.
"I'm just disappointed with how the year's gone; it's not been good at all."
It's unlikely Herta will stay in F2 for a second season next year, but he's made it clear he'd still like a racing programme of some kind next year, with F1 still the ultimate goal.
Cadillac isn't put off by Herta's disappointing F2 performances as it knew making the switch would be difficult, and it's been impressed by the work Herta has done in its F1 car.
It does mean, however, that Herta's championship finish is all but certain not to earn him any superlicence points from F2, but Cadillac is ensuring he'll reach the 40-point threshold.
Herta took part in his fourth FP1 of the year at Austin on Friday, but only three of those are eligible for the superlicence bonus point, as a technical issue at Monza meant he didn't clear the 100km of running necessary to gain the superlicence point.
That, added together with his IndyCar results - including 30 points for finishing runner-up to champion Alex Palou in 2024 - means he's now one point away from the threshold.
The Race understands Herta will do another FP1 before the end of the year to make sure he gets to 40 points so he can be an option for 2027.
Herta has also completed private F1 testing away from the circuit, having run in an Alpine as part of that team's Testing of Previous Cars programme at Portimao, where he ran in a ground effect-era car.
Cadillac doesn't have a TPC programme of its own, so, just as when it ran Perez in an old Ferrari in late 2025, it's struck a deal with a rival team to ensure Herta gets more mileage.
Since first gunning for an F1 entry under the Andretti banner, Cadillac has long stated its ambition to have an American driver if one can earn a seat on merit with Herta the most logical candidate.
Other contenders?
Herta isn't the only contender for Bottas's seat, as multiple drivers have been contacting Cadillac - it's the only ‘open' seat, with Racing Bulls only picking between Red Bull-contracted drivers.
Esteban Ocon is looking for a way to stay on the F1 grid next year after losing his seat to Ferrari junior Rafael Camara, but The Race understands he won't be joining Cadillac in a race or reserve driver role.
Instead, he's likely to take a reserve driver role at a different team such as Aston Martin.
Red Bull reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda is looking for a permanent return to the grid after his unexpected three-race return with Racing Bulls earlier this year.
Tsunoda's representatives have been contacting Cadillac over a 2027 opportunity and he is among the contenders.
Cadillac isn't in a rush to make a final decision, as none of the candidates have race seat options elsewhere.
Should it elect to replace Bottas for 2027, it would need to come to some kind of arrangement given he has a long-term deal with the team.
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