Jak Crawford will drive a 2024 Components 1 automotive on the Abu Dhabi younger driver take a look at on the finish of this season.
Aston Martin will run the American on the Tuesday after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Crawford attending to run the newest automotive for the primary time. The 19-year-old has pushed a two-year-old automotive on a number of events earlier this 12 months, and in addition demonstrated it in Houston earlier this week, however the younger driver take a look at will likely be his first outing in present tools.
“I’m excited in regards to the alternative of driving the AMR24 for the primary time in Abu Dhabi,” Crawford mentioned. “I’ve spent a lot of hours on the simulator again on the AMR Know-how Campus, and I will likely be persevering with this forward of the take a look at to ensure I’m well-prepared.
“Yas Marina is a circuit I do know properly, so hopefully it will assist me rise up to hurry shortly. I want to say an enormous due to everybody at Aston Martin Aramco for the possibility to drive this 12 months’s automotive within the take a look at.”
Crawford joined Aston Martin from the Purple Bull junior program forward of this season and mentioned the F1 seat time he’s getting helps him to progress as a driver.
“That will likely be an excellent alternative to get a full day within the automotive – the present automotive – to really feel the present spec of automotive and simply get a bunch of laps below my belt,” he advised SiriusXM. “That’s the primary nice alternative, after which persevering with on what I’ve achieved this 12 months. So some extra days within the automotive hopefully subsequent 12 months, a lot of simulator work as properly, creating as a driver, so I’m very a lot trying ahead to the long run.”
In Abu Dhabi, Crawford can even be racing in Components 2 the weekend earlier than the take a look at, and Aston Martin workforce principal Mike Krack says his earlier working has performed an element in incomes him the chance.
“We’re trying ahead to giving Jak the chance to drive the AMR24 in Abu Dhabi as a part of his position within the Aston Martin Aramco Younger Driver Growth program,” Krack mentioned.
“He’s already proven a excessive degree of understanding in earlier exams with us this 12 months and I do know he will likely be working arduous in preparation for the take a look at alongside competing within the closing two rounds of the F2 championship.”
