Colton Herta will not join the F1 grid next season, making it clear to his IndyCar fans that he will “never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you”.

And so, with an iconic Rick Astley tune setting the stage, rumours of the American swapping series next season came to an end.

Colton Herta commits himself to IndyCar in Rick Astley style

Herta was linked to a move to Formula 1 last year, said to be in the running for a Racing Bulls seat only to be denied by the FIA’s super licence regulations. To be eligible to enter Formula 1, a driver needs 40 points, but Herta had only 32.

As attention shifted to F1 2026, Herta was again linked to Formula 1, but this time Cadillac – the sport’s new 11th team.

The leading American candidate to join F1’s newes

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