Brown’s comments come after Herta failed to land the second AlphaTauri seat for 2023 due to not having enough points to acquire a superꦫlicence 🐈to race in F1.

Despite Herta’s success in IndyCar over recent seasons, heཧ currently falls🐻 short.

Herta has 🍨ꩵ32 points, with 40 the required total to secure a superlicence.

“I get that rules are what rules are and they shouldn’t be broken, but 🔥I question whether just because those are the rules that in place now, those are the correct rules,” Brown said.

“Someone of Colton’s or Pato’s [O’Ward] Calibre or half of the ‘IndyCar’ field are Formula 1 capable. If someone like Co🧸lton who’s won a lot of IndyC𒁏ar races isn’t eligible for a superlicence, then I think we need to review the superlicence system.”

Brown cited the examples of Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen, and the fact that both drivers wouldn’t have qualif﷽ied for a superlicence under the current regulations.

Verstappen made his F1 debut🐼 at j🐼ust 17, despite his limited single-seater experience.

While Raikkonen drove for Sauber in 2001 with ju💯st 23 car races to his name beforehand.

“I don’t think Max Vers🍷tappen would have been eligible for a Super License, I don’t think Kimi Raikonnen would have been eligible for a superlicence,” Bꦛrown explained.

“If you go back andไ look, there are a couple of guys, world champions who woul🐟dn’t have got their superlicense in today’s environment.”

He added: “I would not rule Colton out but anything we do is going to be in the best i🌱nterest of McLaren as opp💎osed to helping out AlphaTauri," Brown added.

"Who we put in depends on track knowledge. Obviously, P꧅ato in Mexico is a scenario."