Alex Zanardi at Williams Christiano da Matta to Toyota Sebastien Bourdais at Toro Rosso As an Indycar driver, that's the floor. The ceiling is Juan Montoya and Jacques Villeneuve. Y'all can guess which ones Herta is going to be expected to perform like right out the gate

And sure maybe a more fair comparison would be Scott Speed in F1 but frankly if Colton can't outperform a literal Minardi with two dead cylinders then I don't think I want to root for this guy anymore 🤷🏻

Will Colton Herta win a race in Formula One? I don't know. Will Colton Herta inspire a generation of young American drivers to get into open-wheel racing as opposed to NASCAR? I can only hope. Will I be miserable the whole time? YOU BET YOUR SWEET ASS