Jak Crawford to drive AMR25 in FP1 at Mexico City Grand Prix

Aston Martin will give American Formula 2 driver Jak Crawford his first official Formula 1 session when he takes Lance Stroll's AMR25 in Free Practice 1 at next Friday's Mexico City Grand Prix at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The team confirmed the Houston-born driver will step into F1 machinery on the opening practice run of the weekend as part of its driver development programme.

Crawford, who is currently second in the FIA Formula 2 standings, has tested with Aston Martin extensively and worked regularly in the team's simulator. Aston Martin said he has completed more than 2,000 kilometres of testing in recent seasons across the AMR22, AMR23 and AMR24 and has contributed to development of both the current AMR25 and its successor. The FP1 outing will also assist the team in gathering data during a Grand Prix weekend and help meet FIA requirements that each car be driven by rookie drivers twice over the season.

"I'm thrilled to drive the AMR25 next week in Mexico for my first official Formula One session. I've worked closely with the team all year, so to now take the next step and get track time on a Grand Prix weekend is really exciting. Announcing this in Texas, where I'm...