Jak Crawford will make his FP1 debut for Aston Martin and subsequent weekend’s Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix.
The American joined Aston Martin at first of final season after leaving the Crimson Bull junior program, and has impressed the staff within the simulator alongside his System 2 championship problem this yr. The 20-year-old will now been rewarded with a primary FP1 outing in Mexico Metropolis, taking up Lance Stroll’s automobile for his F1 debut throughout a race weekend.
Crew principal Andy Cowell says Crawford has earned the chance because of his work for the staff on the F1 undertaking.
“It’s implausible to provide Jak the chance to participate in FP1 in Mexico,” Cowell stated. “He’s proven actual maturity and supplied sturdy technical suggestions all year long, and these periods are an essential a part of how we develop younger expertise.
“Jak has had a powerful season in System 2 and has been a key contributor to the event of each the AMR25 and AMR26. This can be a nice likelihood 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 operating 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 staff all yr, so to now take the following step and get monitor time on a grand prix weekend is actually thrilling. Asserting this in Texas, the place I’m from, makes it much more particular after a busy week with the staff and Aramco in Houston.”
Every staff has to make use of a rookie driver on 4 events throughout the yr, 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 yr.
Crawford will turn out to be the primary American driver to participate in an official F1 session since Logan Sargeant final raced for Williams within the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix.
