"I'm terrible but I enjoy it" - Colton Herta shares his hot-take on good golfers, talks about his favorite video game and "The Zebs"

Colton Herta recently opened up on the things and activities that take up his time when he's not in his car. Herta, who is 24 years old, finished second in the 2024 IndyCar season. Apart from that, he also drove in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Besides racing, Herta is also into a few other things, and he spoke last week about his interests off the track in an interview with James Hinchcliffe.

The young Andretti driver was asked what he does besides driving racecars. Herta revealed that he occasionally plays drums and likes to golf. However, he had a hot take on golf and on those who are good at the sport.

"No one's good (at golf) and if you are good at golf, you have a serious problem because it takes so long to get good, you should probably be doing something better with your time. No, I'm terrible, but I enjoy it, gets you away from everything for a few hours which is nice. I mean, I don't know, I love video games, hanging out with my dogs. I play a game called League of Legends. It's as exactly as nerdy as it sounds. The game's been around for like 15 years" [1:30].

Hinchcliffe then asked the driver for some updates on Colton Herta's band, "The Zibs." The Music City Grand Prix winner revealed that his band is currently going through "a little hiatus" owing to his IndyCar commitments during the season.

Herta further spoke about his band members also having full-time jobs and him being based in California, as he added,

"It's a little hard and we don't make enough money to justify me flying back and forth for band practice every week, unfortunately. So maybe in the future yes we're working on that" [2:20]

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Colton Herta opens up on supporting the Buffalo Bills and his growing love for the NFL

During his conversation with James Hinchcliffe, Colton Herta was asked why he cheers for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL. While Herta was born in California, on the West Coast of the US, while the Bills are a team based on the East Coast.

Speaking about his affection and support for the team, Herta said,

"Because even though their track record doesn't show it, they are winners. They're winners at heart. They're an amazing fan base in a small market and I don't know it's awesome. I love everything about the team love everything about the fans there" [3:15].

As for how he was introduced to the Buffalo Bills, Colton Herta recalled a sponsor visit to Buffalo, following which he attended the home game which he found "amazing." That was Herta's first time attending an NFL game as he was never a big fan of the sport outside of the Super Bowl, he revealed.

However, watching the Buffalo Bills in action in front of their home crowd got him "into it" and he then discovered fantasy football and sports betting, all of which contributed to his growing love for the NFL, Herta said.