Lance Stroll Gets New Teammate as Aston Martin Makes Belgian GP FP1 Announcement
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The Belgian Grand Prix will mark a turning point for Aston Martin in this demanding 2026 season. For the third time this year, Silverstone’s team will comply with the rules of young drivers and will sit Jak Crawford in the Frees 1. The American will take over the AMR26, replacing Fernando Alonso for the second time in this campaign, having already done so in the Japan Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso will hand over the commands of his AMR26 to the young British rider Jak Crawford in the first Belgian Grand Prix frees. Aston Martin’s third driver will be in charge of rolling in the first round of trainings at the iconic Spa-Francorchamps as reported by the team in a statement. It will be the third time this course for the young British talent who already piloted the Spanish car at the FP1 in Japan and also Lance Stroll’s monop…
Fernando Alonso will not take part in the first free practice session of the Belgian Grand Prix. Aston Martin confirmed that his reserve driver Jak Crawford will take the wheel of the AMR26 Friday morning, as part of the regulatory obligations imposed on the rookie teams. The young American will thus play his third EL1 session of the season with Aston Martin. For Alonso, however, it will be the last time in 2026 that he gives his package to a dr…
Once more, Formula 1 riders spent every meter on tracks like Spa and Suzuka. But Fernando Alonso l sst 2026 of all times a rookie ever ride the first training?
Rookie Takes Alonso’s Seat: Crawford’s Spa FP1 Audition
Spa’s rollercoaster is handing the keys to the new kid: Jak Crawford slips into Alonso’s car for Friday’s first hour, and this isn’t just ticking a rulebook box — it’s a chance to make the timing screens whisper and the garage gossip. One run raised eyebrows, another raised lessons, and with a calm three-practice weekend on tap, Aston can experiment without flipping the table. Will he keep it tidy, drop a cheeky lap, and spark waffle-queue chatt…
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