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McLaren Racing today announced that Ella Lloyd has joined the McLaren Driver Development program and will represent the team in the 2025 F1 Academy season with Rodin Motorsport. Lloyd, 19, began ra…
McLaren Racing has announced that 19-year-old Ella Lloyd has joined the McLaren Driver Development program and will compete in the 2025 F1 Academy season with Rodin Motorsport. Lloyd started her competitive racing career in 2022 in the Ginetta Junior Championship, finishing in the points in 15 out of 25 races. The following year, she became the runner-up in the Ginetta GT Championship. In the Formula Winter Series earlier this year, Lloyd won the Female Driver Trophy multiple times and also had success in the British F4 series. Stepping up to the 2025 F1 Academy season with McLaren, Lloyd will race with Rodin Motorsport as per series regulations. She will also participate in Formula E’s first Women’s Test for the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team in November 2024, in Valencia, Spain, under the guidance of Stephanie Carlin and the McLaren team. Daisy expressed gratitude for the opportunity, stating excitement to race with McLaren and continue pushing boundaries in motorsport.
