HINCH'S USA HEROES: James Hinchcliffe picks five US-based racers who deserve a shot in F1


This season there's one American driver on the Formula 1 grid, with Logan Sargeant in his second year with Williams. But there’s a host of talented drivers Stateside enjoying success in plenty of different racing series. We asked IndyCar star and F1.com analyst James Hinchcliffe to pick five US-based racers who deserve a shot in Formula 1…
1. Colton Herta – Currently racing in IndyCar
Herta is an easy pick for this list when you consider that not that long ago he was impressing in tests for McLaren and being courted by AlphaTauri (as RB were formerly known).
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