Cadillac F1 signs first major sponsor with deep Formula 1 ties<\/a><\/p>\nThat hard-line stance has begun to evaporate as the team takes on a more international flair, and as many of the team\u2019s major contenders look unlikely to secure the points required for a super license.<\/p>\n
But it appears that there\u2019s still one driver in contention for a seat: Jak Crawford.<\/p>\n
Crawford is a current Formula 2 driver racing with DAMS, and he\u2019s sitting third in the championship standings with three wins to his name \u2014 nine points adrift of leader Leonardo Fornaroli. It\u2019s enough to attract Cadillac\u2019s eye.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt depends a lot on what I do in Formula 2 this year,\u201d Crawford told Motorsport.com.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I can win the championship, it would be great for my career. It could lead to many opportunities, whether [that\u2019s] with a seat on the grid or potentially again reserve driver next year in Formula 1.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to find any space on the grid, whether it\u2019s with Cadillac or Aston Martin or some other teams.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crawford spent four years as a member of the Red Bull junior program before making the move to Aston Martin\u2019s driver training ladder. While Aston Martin F1 would be a logical move, both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll are contracted to continue with the team through the F1 2026 season.<\/p>\n
Enter, Cadillac \u2014 although Crawford admits, \u201cThere have been talks. I\u2019ve been talking, but it\u2019s very slow at the moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom my side, I just need to do a good job in Formula 2.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also knows that the team is attracting the likes of former F1 winners such as Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas. Standing out above those talents would be difficult, and Crawford even suggested, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing I can do to compete.<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, the only thing I can do is do well in F2. Other than that, I can\u2019t really do anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2024, Crawford finished fifth overall in the Formula 2 standings, which netted him 20 super license points. The previous year, his seventh-place finish in Formula 3 was good enough for seven points.<\/p>\n
That means Crawford is in need of 13 super license points in order to qualify for Formula 1 \u2014 which he can achieve so long as he finishes fifth or higher in the F2 standings this year.<\/p>\n
Of course, fifth place in F2 may not be enough for Crawford to stand out amidst Cadillac\u2019s admittedly lengthy \u201cshort list,\u201d which includes the likes of Bottas, Perez, Mick Schumacher, Jack Doohan, and Zhou Guanyu. The more impressive his performance, the more likely he is to be considered for the big leagues \u2014 be it with Cadillac or with any other team.<\/p>\n
Read next:\u00a0Cadillac F1 driver shortlist, uncovered: Who\u2019s most likely to sign a contract?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American Formula 2 driver Jak Crawford has confirmed that he\u2019s one of several drivers to be in talks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,3550,817,813,816,818,44,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-35869","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cadillac","11":"tag-f1","12":"tag-formula-1","13":"tag-formula1","14":"tag-home-page","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}