Crawford to drive Stroll's AMR26 in Mexico City FP1
Aston Martin confirmed Jak Crawford will take over Lance Stroll's AMR26 for first practice at the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix, his fourth on-track outing of the season.
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Jak Crawford vai pilotar o AMR26 no primeiro treino livre do GP da Cidade do México de 2026, assumindo o carro de Lance Stroll na sessão, informou a Aston Martin.
Será a quarta participação do americano em pista nesta temporada. No papel de terceiro piloto da equipe, ele já treinou no Japão, na Áustria e na Bélgica, com um 20º lugar no Red Bull Ring como melhor resultado.
A notícia saiu durante sua prova de casa, o GP dos Estados Unidos, e a participação cumpre as sessões de treino obrigatórias para novatos que a equipe precisa completar neste ano.
Crawford, 21 anos, concluiu sua terceira temporada na Fórmula 2 no ano passado e, desde então, fez testes e trabalho de simulador enquanto a equipe tentava elevar o desempenho de sua unidade de potência e do chassi.
“É um circuito especial para mim”, disse Crawford, integrante do Aston Martin Driver Development Programme desde 2024, lembrando que a Cidade do México é onde ele fez sua estreia em TL1. Ele acrescentou que volta com mais experiência e quer transformar em prática o que aprendeu na pista e no simulador.
O chefe de operações na pista, Mike Krack, disse que a equipe ficou satisfeita em dar a Crawford mais uma oportunidade no AMR26 e observou que ele volta muito mais experiente do que na primeira vez em que pilotou ali. Krack acrescentou que o trabalho de Crawford no simulador e nos testes tem sido valioso e que a sessão é outra chance de mostrar suas capacidades enquanto ajuda a equipe na preparação para o fim de semana.
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