Jak Crawford says he must think about a possible race seat alternative with Cadillac’s future Method 1 crew, if a gap doesn’t seem at Aston Martin.
Cadillac is about to affix the grid in 2026 as soon as it good points its full entry from the FIA, and a earlier Andretti-led iteration of the crew focused a minimum of one American driver in its line-up. Crawford is a reserve driver for Aston Martin and made his first official take a look at look on the Abu Dhabi post-season take a look at final week, however says if Common Motors continues the identical strategy to drivers then he’d be open to a change.
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“Clearly in the meanwhile I’m with Aston Martin and the plan is to be with them and be taught and develop,” Crawford stated. “After all if any race seat got here up I’d like to have one. Actually, it’s my dream, so in any situation like that then I’d in fact have to contemplate (it).”
Crawford’s hopes of being on the grid are boosted by his place because the highest-ranked American driver racing in Method 2 in the meanwhile, though he acknowledges the potential for IndyCar drivers to make a change.
“I’m doing F2 subsequent 12 months; there aren’t many People on the F2, F3 [ladder],” he stated. “I imply there’s some IndyCar guys, so I assume on that facet you possibly can say I’m undoubtedly the highest American in the meanwhile, on the European facet.”
Recent from his run in Abu Dhabi, Crawford additionally stated he has religion that he can carry out in F1 if given the prospect, partly based mostly on his preliminary outings but additionally the performances of many different F2 drivers who’ve made the step up.
“I really feel very snug within the automotive,” he stated. “You by no means actually know the way you’re going to stack up or evaluate in your first official session, and I really feel like I carried out properly, and it undoubtedly provides me confidence that I can compete. Particularly since a variety of my rivals this 12 months in Method 2 are shifting up and already doing properly in Method 1.”
