Herta biting off more than he can chew going into the 2026 season?

The American will make the move from IndyCar to the world of Formula 1, serving as Cadillac's test driver four years after his failed move to F1 in 2022 due to a lack of super license points. Herta will also get behind the wheel for Hitech in Formula 2.

However, with the news that the 25-year-old will also be taking part in three IMSA SportsCar Championship races for Cadillac next season, will Herta be biting more off than he can chew?

Herta was announced as Cadillac's reserve driver and as a part of Hitech's 2026 lineup, a season that consists of 14 rounds of racing, starting at the Australian Grand Prix on March 8 and ending at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 8.

The American will get his first taste of F2 during the post-season test at the Yas Marina Circuit on December 10-12, with Hitech still in contention for the drivers' and constructors' world titles this campaign.

However, between the weekend in Melbourne and the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, Herta will make his way back to the US to take part in the Sebring 12 Hours for Cadillac.

Cadillac revealed that Herta will be taking part in the Daytona 24 Hours, the Sebring 12 Hours, and the Petit Le Mans, the three biggest weekends in the IMSA calendar, with a V-Series.R entered by Wayne Taylor Racing.

"Super excited to join Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing for the endurance rounds next year," Herta stated when the announcement was made. "We had some success last time I was with the team, and I hope to continue that. I can’t wait to get behind the wheel of the Cadillac’s naturally aspirated engine. Daytona can’t come soon enough."

The American will be joining Jordan Taylor and Louis Delétraz for the three events, partnering up with the same crew that won in Sebring in 2024 when competing in an Acura ARX-04.

The decision made by Cadillac to give Herta some endurance racing experience as its reserve driver is a move that many other teams have made.

Just in 2025, the likes of Antonio Giovinazzi (Ferrari F1 and Ferrari WEC), Frederik Vesti (Mercedes F1 and Cadillac IMSA), Ryo Hirakawa (Haas F1 and Toyota WEC), and Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 and BMW WEC) all took part in their respective endurance series as reserve drivers.

It won't be the first time F2 drivers have also made that commitment, with Ritomo Miyata doing the same last year, as did Juan-Manuel Correra in both 2022 and 2023.

Although the move by Cadillac to give Herta some endurance racing miles has been done by many reserve drivers, will the American be able to juggle that with a full Formula 2 season?

The racing calendar does fall favourably for the 25-year-old with the Daytona 24 Hours coming two months before his F2 debut in Melbourne gets underway, while the Petit Le Mans also takes place during a two-month gap between the Azerbaijan and Qatar Grands Prix.

No doubt Herta's race fitness and skill sharpness will be kept up thanks to his busy schedule, along with the pre-season F2 testing and the sanctioned IMSA test on November 14-16.

However, with all his racing commitments, there will also be significant obligations with Cadillac's F1 team, who make its debut in 2026.

With Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas getting behind the wheel for Cadillac in 2026, there will be numerous responsibilities as a reserve driver that Herta will take part in, juggling that with his packed racing calendar.

Time will tell whether the American will make it work in what is a highly anticipated season for him and for Cadillac.