Jak Crawford will make his FP1 debut for Aston Martin and subsequent weekend’s Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix.
The American joined Aston Martin firstly of final season after leaving the Crimson Bull junior program, and has impressed the crew within the simulator alongside his System 2 championship problem this 12 months. The 20-year-old will now been rewarded with a primary FP1 outing in Mexico Metropolis, taking up Lance Stroll’s automotive for his F1 debut throughout a race weekend.
Crew principal Andy Cowell says Crawford has earned the chance because of his work for the crew on the F1 challenge.
“It’s improbable to present Jak the chance to participate in FP1 in Mexico,” Cowell stated. “He’s proven actual maturity and supplied robust technical suggestions all year long, and these classes are an vital a part of how we develop younger expertise.
“Jak has had a robust season in System 2 and has been a key contributor to the event of each the AMR25 and AMR26. This can be a nice probability for him to proceed progressing whereas serving to us collect worthwhile knowledge.”
Crawford is current at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix in a assist function for Aston Martin, however the Dash weekend format prevents groups from working a rookie in FP1 as there is just one observe session.
“I’m thrilled to drive the AMR25 subsequent week in Mexico for my first official System 1 session,” Crawford stated. “I’ve labored intently with the crew all 12 months, so to now take the following step and get monitor time on a grand prix weekend is actually thrilling. Saying this in Texas, the place I’m from, makes it much more particular after a busy week with the crew and Aramco in Houston.”
Every crew has to make use of a rookie driver on 4 events through the 12 months, and with Aston Martin having already accomplished two courtesy of Felipe Dugovich in Bahrain and Hungary, Crawford may get a second outing in Abu Dhabi to finish the 12 months.
Crawford will turn into the primary American driver to participate in an official F1 session since Logan Sargeant final raced for Williams within the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix.
