MONZA, Italy :Nine-times IndyCar race winner Colton Herta will compete in Formula Two next year while also serving as test driver for Cadillac.

Dan Towriss, chief executive of Formula One's newest team and one backed by General Motors, told the 'Off Track with Hinch and Rossi' podcast that Herta, 25, was leaving IndyCar to pursue his F1 dream.

Formula Two is the feeder series for Formula One and offers the chance for Herta to secure the super-licence points he needs.

It remains a junior series, however, unlike IndyCar whose signature Indianapolis 500 ranks among the world's great challenges, and Herta will be leaving a top seat for an uncertain future.

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