Colton Herta is reportedly being teed up for a private F1 test with Alpine at the request of Red Bull, and it could help the French manufacturer land Pierre Gasly...
IndyCar star Herta is awaiting a decision from the FIA regarding a superlicence request that would enable him to join AlphaTauri, and in turn, provide the green light for Alpine to sign Gasly.At the request of Red Bull, Alpine are reportedly set to run Herta in a private test at the Hungaroring ahead of the Singapore in the 2021-spec A521.
Herta completed his first F1 test with McLaren at Portimao in July and Red Bull are keen to give him more seat time ahead of a potential debut in the world championship. Although Herta is not thought to be in contention for the vacant seat at Alpine, there is a clear benefit for the Anglo-French outfit in helping his F1 bid.
Should Herta get the AlphaTauri seat, that would give Alpine a free run at Gasly to solve their 2023 driver dilemma after Oscar Piastri rejected the chance to make his F1 debut with the team in favour of a
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