Jak Crawford: The Texan Knocking on Formula 1's Door

Jak Crawford is back in Texas for the U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, this time as the Aston Martin Formula 1 Team’s third driver. The 21-year-old reservist, born in Charlotte and based in Houston, can be called to fill in for either of the team’s two drivers at short notice. The article traces his path from go-karts as a child to European single-seaters, noting that he signed with the Red Bull Junior Team in January 2020. He advanced through Formula 4 with Van Amersfoort Racing, then Formula 3 by 2021, and reached Formula 2 in 2023, where he ended his first season with five podiums and a 13th-place finish. He later left the Red Bull program.