Brazil GP 2026: Herta takes reported licence step

Autosport and Motorsport.com reported Colton Herta's Cadillac FP1 run at Interlagos gave him the final FIA superlicence point he had been missing.

Autosport reported before the Brazil Grand Prix weekend that Cadillac test driver Colton Herta would take part in first practice at Interlagos for his sixth Friday session of the 2026 Formula 1 season, a run it said would deliver the final FIA superlicence point he had been missing. Motorsport.com later reported that Herta replaced Sergio Perez in FP1.

According to Motorsport.com, Herta completed 24 laps in the session, while both it and Autosport reported that the outing gave him the last point required for FIA superlicence eligibility. That remains a reported development rather than a formal confirmation in the supplied material. Cadillac F1 Team is in its first Formula 1 season in 2026 and has no race wins or constructors' titles so far.