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Andretti reveals botched Abu Dhabi test plan for Herta

Mario Andretti has revealed that IndyCar star Colton Herta was initially earmarked for F1's post-season test in Abu Dhabi at the end of last year with Alfa Romeo after outperforming the team's regular drivers in the Swiss outfit's simulator. Last summer, Michael Andretti entered talks with Islero Investments - the company that owns Sauber Motorsport - to negotiate a majority stake in the Alfa Romeo F1 team. A deal looked set to be signed and sealed between the two parties ahead of last October's US Grand Prix, only for the talks to fall apart at the eleventh hour. But according to Andretti Sr, it had been agreed during the negotiations that if an agreement was reached, Alfa would run...
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