Jak Crawford says he must take into account a possible race seat alternative with Cadillac’s future Formulation 1 group, if a gap doesn’t seem at Aston Martin.
Cadillac is about to affix the grid in 2026 as soon as it features its full entry from the FIA, and a earlier Andretti-led iteration of the group focused at the very least 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 method to drivers then he’d be open to a change.
“Clearly for the time being I’m with Aston Martin and the plan is to be with them and study and develop,” Crawford stated. “In fact if any race seat got here up I’d like to have one. Truthfully, it’s my dream, so in any state of affairs like that then I’d after all 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 Formulation 2 for the time being, though he acknowledges the potential for IndyCar drivers to make a change.
“I’m doing F2 subsequent yr; there aren’t many Individuals on the F2, F3 [ladder],” he stated. “I imply there’s some IndyCar guys, so I suppose on that facet you might say I’m undoubtedly the highest American for the time being, on the European facet.”
Contemporary 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 automobile,” he stated. “You by no means actually understand how 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 whole lot of my rivals this yr in Formulation 2 are shifting up and already doing properly in Formulation 1.”
