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Race winner Colton Herta, Andretti Autosport Honda
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How Herta's aversion to complacency spells bad news for his IndyCar rivals

Colton Herta's dominant IndyCar win on the streets of St. Petersburg confirmed what rivals have long-suspected - that the second-generation racer is destined for stardom. But it was Herta's comments afterwards that gave perhaps the most interesting insight into a driver that will be around for a long time to come

Sporting heroes are often forgiven for braggadocio. Even the so-called humble brag, that tends to be emitted only by those too stupid to realise that objective members of the watching and listening world sees right through them, will be overlooked by the fawning fan.

Then there is the more self-aware sports star who goes too far in the opposite direction, and sounds so obsequious and modest to his peers or betters that it comes across as false – especially when one knows that behind the scenes, said character actually behaves like his or her effluence smells sweeter.

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