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IndyCar driver Colton Herta will join Hitech's Formula 2 team for the 2026 season.

The move is intended to help Herta earn the final points needed for an FIA super license to qualify for Formula 1.

This career shift brings Herta closer to his long-held dream of competing in Formula 1.

In what emerged as a possibility into a likelihood in the closing weeks of the IndyCar season became a formality Tuesday morning.

Colton Herta , a nine-time race winner in IndyCar, was announced to be part of Hitech's Formula 2 lineup. The 25-year-old was already announced as a Formula 1 test driver within his TWG Motorsports family at Fishers-based Cadillac F1 .

“I’m incredibly excited to be joining Hitech for the 2026 FIA Formula 2 season. This is a big shift in my career,

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