{"id":8557,"date":"2025-09-07T13:08:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=8557"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:11:42","slug":"engine-issues-keep-crawford-from-points-finishes-at-monza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/engine-issues-keep-crawford-from-points-finishes-at-monza\/","title":{"rendered":"Engine issues keep Crawford from points finishes at Monza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texan from second to fourth in F2 championship with three weekends remaining<\/em><\/p>\n

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MONZA, Italy (7 Sept. 2025) \u2013 American F1 hopeful Jak Crawford had his weekend compromised by engine issues as the FIA Formula 2 Championship resumed with Round 11 at Monza following the summer break.<\/p>\n

After an unlucky qualifying session due to a new engine under-performing, the 20-year-old Texan worked his way into contention in both weekend races, only to fall back in the late going to place 16th\u00a0in Saturday\u2019s Sprint Race and 11th in Sunday\u2019s Feature Race.<\/p>\n

Crawford ran as high as second in Friday\u2019s practice, eventually placing ninth \u2013 four-tenths of a second off the fastest lap. Qualifying was marred by a pair of red flags, with a third incident ending the session early. Crawford lost both of his best laps due to red flags, placing 12th in the session.<\/p>\n

\u201cQualifying was tricky,\u201d said the DAMS Lucas Oil driver. \u201cWe struggled with engine issues all weekend, and that made for tricky qualifying. It was unfortunate with the red flags. We didn\u2019t get to show our pace, even with issues. So it was a rough start for the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crawford was slotted 11th\u00a0on the grid for the 21-lap Sprint Race. He got off to a clean start, moving up to 10th, and then took ninth before a safety car on the second lap. He managed to dodge an incident shortly following the restart to move up to sixth. From that point, though, engine issues resulted in him falling back through the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good start, but then my engine kept deteriorating throughout the race,\u201d he explained. \u201cThat made it pretty tricky to drive in the end. There was nothing I could do. I was missing tons of speed on all the straights.\u201d<\/p>\n

A post-race penalty to a competitor put Crawford 10th at the start for Sunday\u2019s Feature race, with all competitors opting to start the race on the super-soft compound tire. Crawford passed the championship leader to take ninth on lap three and then pitted along with another competitor at the first opportunity to switch to the soft compound on lap seven.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, a crash on the following lap allowed the remainder of the field to get a free pit stop, dropping Crawford to 15th.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Crawford managed to slip his way through a multi-car incident near the front of the field, coming out in sixth before a third safety car slowdown. The ensuing restart saw Crawford get off cleanly and take fifth position with 14 laps remaining. From that point, engine issues made it difficult to defend his position, dropping out of the points on the final lap.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the same situation in the Feature Race,\u201d Crawford said. \u201cSome good starts, and up in the field on some restarts, and then the engine deteriorating as the race went along. The early yellow right after we pitted was quite unfortunate, because we had a good strategy. But I was lucky to make it up on the next restart. Then we had the same issue with the engine deteriorating that we had in the Sprint Race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crawford is now fourth in the championship with three rounds remaining with 137 points, trailing third by seven points.<\/p>\n

After a free weekend, F2 action resumes at Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan Sept. 20-21. The season concludes with back-to-back events at Lusail international Circuit in Qatar Nov. 29-30 and Yas Marina Circuit in\u00a0 Abu Dhabi Dec. 6-7.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll have a new engine in Baku,\u201d he said. \u201cOur car was fast this weekend, and I have no doubt we can do a good race in Baku.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photos via\u00a0\u00a9 Dutch Photo Agency<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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