Overview
- Crawford will make his first official F1 weekend appearance in FP1 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, taking over Lance Stroll’s car.
- Team principal Andy Cowell praised Crawford’s maturity and technical feedback, noting his role in developing the AMR25 and AMR26 after extensive simulator work and over 2,000km testing in previous cars.
- The American currently sits second in the FIA Formula 2 standings with multiple wins this season, keeping him on course to meet superlicence requirements with a top-five finish reported as sufficient.
- Autosport reports he holds a 57-point buffer to sixth place in F2, strengthening his path to eligibility without this FP1 guaranteeing any future race seat.
- Mexico’s FP1 will also feature other nominated drivers, including Pato O’Ward for McLaren, Luke Browning for Williams and Ryo Hirakawa for Haas.