Crimson Bull have confirmed that Ayumu Iwasa will get behind the wheel of Max Verstappen’s RB21 throughout Free Follow 1 on the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Japanese racer Iwasa already has two observe outings underneath his belt for sister staff Racing Bulls – with these going down in Japan and Abu Dhabi final 12 months – and can return to motion for Spherical 4 of the 2025 championship in Sakhir.
Having joined the Crimson Bull Junior Crew again in 2021 throughout his debut Components 3 marketing campaign, Iwasa made the step as much as F2 within the 12 months that adopted and ended the season in fifth of the championship, a end result he bettered in 2023 by taking fourth place.
The 23-year-old has since gone on to compete in Tremendous Components, in addition to appearing as a take a look at driver for the Racing Bulls F1 staff.