Overview
- Aston Martin confirmed on Friday, June 19 that third driver Jak Crawford will deputise for Lance Stroll in Free Practice One at the Austrian Grand Prix.
- The Red Bull Ring session will be Crawford’s fourth FP1 outing for Aston Martin and his second of the 2026 season with the team.
- Team officials say the session follows productive simulator work and a Pirelli tyre test in Barcelona and will be used to gather car and tyre data.
- With Crawford taking Stroll’s car, Aston Martin will have used two of the four rookie-practice slots required under F1 rules for the season.
- Crawford has logged more than 3,800 km of F1 running for Aston Martin and the team views these low-stakes sessions as a way to evaluate his development and inform AMR26 updates.