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McLaren boss calls for a ‘review' as he hits out at the FIA for anti-US bias

McLaren Racing CEO, Zak Brown, finds it peculiar that some of the best IndyCar drivers on the grid are not eligible for a Formula 1 super license. Andretti driver, Colton Herta, has been trying to find a seat in the pinnacle of motorsport this year, but the super license system has stood in his way. The young American has won seven races over a combination of Indy Lights and the main IndyCar championship, but he has only 32 of the 40 required points to be eligible for F1. While the top two positions in the IndyCar Standings are worth more points than the top two in Formula 3, the penultimate rung of the junior ladder is worth more than the American series in the rest of the championship...
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