Rising American talent gets maiden F1 outing in Mexico

"Announcing this in Texas, where I’m from, makes it even more special after a busy week with the team and Aramco in Houston,” the American driver said.

Team boss Andy Cowell commented: “It’s fantastic to give Jak the opportunity to take part in FP1 in Mexico. He’s shown real maturity and provided strong technical feedback throughout the year, and these sessions are an important part of how we develop young talent.

The American talent is now set for his first ever FP1 outing with Aston Martin, after previously completing tests with the team.

Crawford is currently second in the drivers' standings in Formula 2 after winning his third feature race last time out in Baku. He is 19 points behind Leonardo Fornaroli with two F2 weekends left on the calendar in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

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