{"id":3584,"date":"2021-08-09T22:04:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T22:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=3584"},"modified":"2021-08-09T22:04:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T22:04:46","slug":"jak-crawford-mid-year-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/09\/jak-crawford-mid-year-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Jak Crawford Mid Year Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON (9 August 2021)<\/strong> \u2013 Jak Crawford is a 16-year-old American racing fulltime in Europe for the Red Bull Junior Team. For the 2021 racing season, he took on the daunting task of racing in both FIA Formula 3 and Euroformula Open (EFO) for the first time.<\/p>\n

Crawford recently took advantage of a three-week break in his hectic schedule to return to his home in Houston for a brief vacation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am home in Texas for a few weeks,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cIt has been a while since I was home, so it is a nice summer break and a chance to recharge and take a few weeks off from racing.\u00a0 It\u2019s really nice to sleep in my own bed and not be living out of a suitcase.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has certainly been a mixed year for me so far.\u00a0 It would be wrong to call it a learning year because I need to be performing well, but I am learning a lot about the cars, the format, and about myself.\u00a0 It is making me a stronger person and a better driver.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crawford\u2019s season began with the third race of the EFO season \u2013 on the morning of his 16th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday. With both series utilizing three-race weekend formats, he was forced to sit out both Saturday races in Portugal due to age restrictions.<\/p>\n

Since then, he\u2019s experienced both the highs and lows of international competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe high point of the year for me was at Imola with EFO just weeks ago,\u201d he said. \u201cI have been on every pole position for races I was able to participate in for EFO, but at Imola I was at a different level than everyone else.\u00a0 It might be my favorite track in the world and very much suits my driving style, as does the EFO car with its higher downforce.\u00a0 There will be more opportunities for wins in EFO, but my focus is mostly on doing things to turn my FIA F3 season around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crawford scored two victories, a pole and all fastest laps in EFO weekends for Team Motopark at both Imola in Italy and Paul Ricard in France. One week after Imola, through, he had a tough F3 weekend at the Hungaroring in Budapest, driving for Hitech Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe low point of the year was just last week in Hungary racing FIA F3,\u201d he said. \u201cIt all started in free practice with too much understeer.\u00a0 Me and the car were just not in sync for the track.\u00a0 My first push lap in qualifying was off my teammates by .2-.4 tenths.\u00a0 Due to bad luck, I didn\u2019t get a second push lap that would have probably put me higher in the order.\u00a0 That small difference in time is the difference between being up front and winning and being near the back of the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

The challenging qualifying outing was one of a few instances so far this year where Crawford\u2019s speed didn\u2019t yield the results that he was aiming for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have had a couple of \u2018what could have been\u2019 opportunities in both FIA F3 and EFO,\u201d he said\u00a0 \u201cI started second at the Paul Ricard FIA F3 event, but had a start issue.\u00a0 That was a mistake I made with my clutch map adjustment.\u00a0 Then, at the Red Bull Ring for FIA F3, I could have easily had pole because I had the fast theoretical lap and then a win in race two but had bad luck incidents including a blown motor.\u00a0 There have been some other missed opportunities, some my fault and some just bad luck. I have made some frustration errors as well. Other than at Hungaroring in FIA F3, my natural speed has been shown each weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

While relaxing at home, he\u2019s looking forward to the second half of both racing series.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are only three FIA F3 weekends remaining, including a race weekend in the States (Austin\u2019s Circuit of The Americas in October).\u00a0 There is a push to do better, but not to push myself to the point of too much pressure.\u00a0 There are really only subtle changes needed by me, my team, and some luck to change.\u00a0 I am focusing on making my own good luck and putting myself in better situations so good things will happen.
\n\u201cFor now, I am just happy to have a few weeks off at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crawford\u2019s next race is Round 5 of FIA F3, set for August 26-28 at Spa Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. The season ends Oct. 22-24 at Austin\u2019s Circuit of the Americas, after Round 6 at Zandvoort in the Netherlands on Sept. 2-4.<\/p>\n

His next outing in the Euroformula Open will be at Austria\u2019s Red Bull Ring on Sept. 10-12, followed by Monza, Italy on Sept. 24-26.<\/p>\n

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