{"id":246012,"date":"2025-10-28T16:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/246012\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:50:11","slug":"crawford-to-become-aston-martin-reserve-in-f1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/246012\/","title":{"rendered":"Crawford to become Aston Martin reserve in F1 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aston Martin<\/a> Formula 1 junior Jak Crawford<\/a> will step up to the role of third driver for the Silverstone squad for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old American, who joined Aston’s junior programme last year, will become the team’s official reserve driver after a range of simulator work, private testing and FP1 outings.<\/p>\n

Aston Martin says Crawford has “accumulated over 2,000km in Formula 1 machinery”, with his latest outing coming at last week’s Mexico Grand Prix where he stood in for Lance Stroll<\/a>\u00a0in opening practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud to be confirmed as the third driver for 2026,” said Crawford. “It\u2019s a huge moment in my journey with Aston Martin and a big motivation to keep learning and contributing.<\/p>\n

“Over the past two seasons, I\u2019ve learned so much from being in the Formula 1 environment, both at the factory and trackside. I\u2019ll be doing everything I can to support the team and continue developing as a driver.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aston Martin CEO and team principal Andy Cowell added: “Over the past two years, he has shown his value as a key member of our driver squad and built up a valuable bank of experience and test mileage.<\/p>\n

\"Jak <\/p>\n

Jak Crawford, Aston Martin F1<\/p>\n

Photo by: Colin McMaster \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

“Jak has impressed in the simulator, having completed regular sessions at the AMR Technology Campus to support our race operations and car development.<\/p>\n

“Jak\u2019s performances in Formula 2 have also been outstanding, and we are excited to continue supporting his growth as he takes on a bigger role.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crawford heads to the final two F2 rounds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi second in the standings, trailing Leonardo Fornaroli<\/a> by 19 points.<\/p>\n

Speaking to media including Autosport about his future plans after his Mexico practice run, Crawford said: “It’ll definitely be my last year in F2, obviously hoping to finish the season well and win the championship.<\/p>\n

“From then on, obviously there’s no spots in Formula 1, so it’ll just be about kind of learning, developing and getting ready for a Formula 1 race seat, even though I feel fairly prepared.<\/p>\n

“If I can take a year on the sidelines to prepare, I feel like I’ll just be even more prepared than I already am.”<\/p>\n

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