Bottas unsure of future as Herta gains Super Licence points

Valtteri Bottas says his position at Cadillac should normally be unchanged now that Colton Herta has secured the 40 points needed for an FIA Super Licence, but admits he does not know for certain. Herta earned the remaining two points with a Formula 1 first practice run at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, after Cadillac fielded him in six first practice sessions rather than the four mandatory ones.

Herta, who is outside the top ten in Formula 2 with two rounds remaining, is in 19th place on 26 points, so he would not have gained the required total through the feeder series alone. Rumours have linked him to Bottas's Cadillac seat, with the Finn trailing team-mate Sergio Perez in the Grands Prix both have finished and neither having scored a point this season.

Bottas had earlier said he was convinced his situation had not changed, and noted that teams make decisions in ways that can be hard to predict in a sport where many want a Formula 1 seat.