Jak Crawford has now completed his final season in Formula 2. During the Abu Dhabi weekend, Crawford spoke to GPblog about his time in F2, as well as testing Aston Martin's F1 car, and his overall future within motorsport.

Crawford made the step up to Formula 2 in 2023 with Hitech, and managed to take victory in the Austrian sprint race during his debut season. The U.S driver was then able to secure his first Feature race victory in Spain 2024, and managed to score 125 points during his second F2 season, subsequently scoring more than double what he scored in 2023.

However, earlier in the year, the American confirmed that 2025 would be his final season in F2. Crawford finished runner-up in the championship standings, winning four races over the course of the season, and also claiming eight podium finishes across both sprint and feature races.

Crawford endured a difficult start to his 2025 campaign, not scoring points in the opening five races of the season. He ultimately lost out on the championship to Leonardo Fornaroli, who wrapped up the title at the penultimate race in Qatar. 

Jak Crawford in an F2 car at Abu Dhabi - Credit: Race Pictures

Reflecting on his 2025 season, Crawford stated: "First of all, Leo {Fornaroli} has done a great season. It's hard to beat when another team have done a great job. Even at our best, it would have been very difficult still. When it came to qualifying I feel like Me, Richard and Luke were all a bit inconsistent. The tyres have always been tricky to get in the correct window. There were a couple of times this year when we didn't get it right on the car setup or on the tyres."

When asked what he has learned from his three years in F2, Crawford said: "I feel like I really enjoyed my time in Formula 2, it was great for learning and for me, when I came out of F3, I still hadn't learned that much. I was very raw, driving on instinct, especially {in} my first year of F2, I didn't have a lot of knowledge. Over time, working with HiTech in my first year and DAMS these past two years, I was able to further my understanding."

The 20-year old has evidently grown into a competitive driver across the three years, taking just one victory in both 2023 and 2024, compared to four wins this season.

Crawford continued: "I feel lucky in a way, that I've done a few years and I feel very prepared. I feel like I've done a lot and seen a lot compared to other people who have just done rookie seasons in F3 and then F2. I feel like I've had a lot of time to learn and understand a lot of the things that happen in motorsport, especially in F2 which is such a close category, it can come down to little things."

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Jak Crawford in the AMR25 at Abu Dhabi - Credit: Race Pictures

Alongside his Formula 2 duties, Crawford acted as reserve driver for Andretti's Formula E team during the 2024/25 season, and currently serves as reserve driver for Aston Martin's Formula One team.

Speaking about his future in both F1 and Formula E, Crawford said: "The opportunity already came {in Formula E}, and I turned it down. At the moment I'm not looking to get into Formula E. I'm focused on F1, but that doesn't mean that in the future, if nothing in F1 ever comes up, that Formula E is not an option, because for sure, I think Formula E is very interesting. Formula E is definitely an option in the future, but not for the moment."

Crawford has been able to get behind the wheel of Aston Martin's 2025 F1 car on multiple occasions throughout the year, and even went fastest in the post-season test, setting a 1:23.766 around Abu Dhabi.

Speaking to GPblog about adapting from an F2 car to an F1 car, Crawford stated: "I think the way to adapt, is to keep the references the same, so I have my F1 reference points and my F2 reference points. In that case, it's better to start driving off references, instead of driving off instinct, because {otherwise} you might be all over the place.

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