The stage now belongs to Colton Herta, the young American driver who through patience, persistence, raw speed and natural talent has forced his way into international conversations as Formula 1 beckons ahead of the Indy 500. Herta effortlessly navigated his way through three days embedded with McLaren at Miami Grand Prix, where he got an invitation-only closeup of his upcoming opportunities. He will test for McLaren at some point this season, and Herta just might be the one to end the seven-year drought of an American driver on the F1 grid. He still has his current job, of course, and on Saturday picked up his first win of the IndyCar season with an entertaining drive through the rain on...
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