Jak Crawford gets one more crack at the AMR26 this season, taking Lance Stroll's seat for FP1 in Mexico City. It's his fourth practice outing of 2026 after sessions in Japan, Austria and Belgium, where his best showing was P20 at the Red Bull Ring. The announcement came during Crawford's home weekend in Austin, checking off Aston Martin's mandated rookie running for the year.
The 21-year-old American has been grinding simulator work and testing since wrapping his third F2 season, helping Aston Martin wrestle with an underperforming package. Mexico City holds extra weight—it's where he made his FP1 debut in 2025. Now he returns with a season of data-gathering under his belt, though four FP1 sessions in a backmarker AMR26 won't move the needle on a 2027 race seat. For Crawford, it's about staying sharp and relevant while Aston Martin sorts out whether its driver development pipeline has a future.
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