De Ferran urges F1 to ‘open up’ to other categories but says super license ‘makes sense’

Gil de Ferran commented on Colton Herta’s denial of a super license in conversation with GRAND PRIX and said he considered himself harsh on needing points to reach Formula 1

How could it not be otherwise, the FIA has been involved in some controversy throughout the year 2022 in the Formula 1🇧🇷 Between the breaking of the 2021 spending ceiling of Red Bullchanges to the category regulations due to dolphinthe controversies of President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the veto on the protests of the pilots and many others, the denial of the superlicense to colton grass it attracted attention in late September.

He suggested joining F1 in the vacant seat he took Nyck de Vries in AlfaTaurithe American was unable to add the necessary points in the traditional way and started the discussion as to whether the distributed score for the super license in the indy it really makes sense, since only the champion gets the 40 goals needed to make the grid in motorsport’s main category – to give you an idea, F2 distributes the 40 to all three top finishers.

In conversation with GREAT PRIZE at Interlagos, the two-time IndyCar champion Gil de Ferran commented on the exchange between the American category and F1, which has caused more and more discussion on the path taken by drivers who want to race outside the United States.

De Ferran believes in the need for a certain “open mind” of the categories, which have once again been involved in controversies during the process for obtaining the super license by Herta.

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“To me racing cars are all the same: you brake, you accelerate, you go from the back, from the front, and a good driver will always be a good driver, whether on either side of the Atlantic,” he assessed. “In a way, I find it natural, you never know where the talent will come from. They often appear from unexpected places,” she pointed out.

“I applaud this open-mindedness of the categories, you think, ‘there’s a guy there who’s really grown into another tree, but he’s a promising talent, so let’s give him a chance,'” she explained. “I think this is a very healthy attitude. By the way, healthy is a good word,” she said.

Despite the thought that talent should take priority, Gil has agreed with the FIA ​​on the Herta super license case. The Brazilian admitted that the rule had some inconsistencies, such as the distribution of points in each category, but asked to focus on changing the regulation and said that failure to comply with the currently established rules could lead to even more confusion in the future.

“There is a points system that the FIA ​​put in place a few years ago, and that makes sense to me. Because you have to reach a certain level of proficiency to enter an F1 or Indy race. The question is how many points can you get ? assign it to each category, but I’m a bit strict in this sense. If there is a rule, it must be respected. If it is wrong, ok, let’s think about how to improve things. If not, it is a very big mess. The problem it’s not that there is a score, but how to apply these points to each category,” he concluded.

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