
After finishing third in the championship in 2020, and fifth in ’21, Herta fell to 10th last year, with a solitary win in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. A combination of errors in qualifying or a race and a driveshaft failure while leading the second race on the Indianapolis road course meant that he backed up his victory with only one other podium finish.
“Yeah, it's no secret that last year was not a good one for us,” he said. “We need to do better on all fronts. That's what the main part of the off-season has been. It's been looking at everything and just trying to improve everything.