Clarifying his comment on F2, Colton Herta insists that he is still targeting a future in F1.

The American's claim that he would not be racing in F2 next season appeared to dash his hopes for F1, certainly as far as 2028 is concerned.

However, he now insists that his original comment was taken out of context.

"I said 'I don't have an interest'," he told Autosport. "This year, I think if there was clear progression and whatnot, it would be more interesting to return, but there's zero progression," he admitted.

"I've been doing a lot more with the F1 team now as far as sim stuff," he continued. "I just did a Testing of Previous Cars day on Monday, which was very strong.

"On the F1 sim and the TPC stuff, the pace has been really strong, but for whatever reason, it's just not translating to F2.

"I don't have anything for next year at the moment, but we're discussing, getting through that as far as what the opportunities are for me within the team," he said, referring to Cadillac.

"It all depends on what next year looks like," he continued. "My focus is still on getting to F1, and I still think I have a chance of that in these next two years. But I don't know exactly, I have to sit back and see what the plan is for Cadillac for me.

"Once I know that, then I can make more decisions on maybe if I'm in Formula 1, or if I'm not.

"What does that look like in terms of, is it a reserve role? Is it still a test role? If that's the case, what other series can I race in during that to stay busy?

"So, there's a lot of just, like, nothing to say at the moment, unfortunately, until I have more solidified plans for next year, then I can build everything out around that."

Last weekend, in Baku, he finished ninth in the Sprint, and 13th and 15th in the two Feature Races, leaving him 19th in the standings, on 26 points, while teammate Ritomo Miyata is 12th on 70 points.