Jak Crawford believes his victory within the Formulation 2 characteristic race at Silverstone shows what he can do for each the Aston Martin of Cadillac and the potential suitor.
The American is the event driver for Aston Martin and is known to be within the body to compete for the F2 title later this 12 months to get an FP1 outing. Crawford additionally linked to the brand new Cadillac workforce, which has but to finish the 2026 driver lineup, so he felt the victory moist below extreme strain from Silverstone McLaren youth Alex Dunn.
“I believe a race like (Silverstone) is ideal to point out what I’ve,” Crawford stated. “(It is) one of many trickiest races with Alex, who is extremely regarded, and Luke (Browning) proper behind me, so I believe it was the right race to point out you you’ll be able to drive in wet climate situations.
The victory introduced Crawford to second place within the F2 Drivers Championship, and in his third victory of the season, he scored simply six factors to chief Richard Bellshore.
“The stunning timing was after we wanted to push for the championship,” he famous. “It felt like a giant weekend of my championship with Alex and I used to be principally tied up by factors and Richard began the sector.
“I managed to run and get a win. What a day, a number of common days for the championship. My second house race – clearly I wasn’t racing within the US – it was an excellent day.
“After the subsequent race, we have been in a position to lead the championship, so we’re in it now. After Austria, I felt like I used to be within the again. We needed to come to Silverstone and make an announcement and rating huge factors. That is precisely what we did.”
Along with bidding for the F2 title, Crawford can also be a reserve driver for Andretti’s Formulation E workforce, showing this week within the Berlin Rookie Take a look at for the TWG Motorsport-owned workforce.
