Revolution August 2025 Issue #77 | Page 54

Ella Lloyd
Formula One World Championship Limited
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Formula One World Championship Limited
Ella Lloyd
Born: Pontypridd, 20th July 2005 Academy Programme: Team UK Competes: F1 Academy and British F4
Recent Results: F1 Academy: Canada: 2nd, 2nd, 2nd; British F4: Silverstone GP: 10th
What is your earliest memory of motorsport?
When my dad was in Rallying, I would go and watch when I was younger. My brother started doing it as well and I used to have a go a bit too, when I was about 12 or so. Then when lockdown happened and there wasn’ t much Rallying, and I ended up doing Ginetta Juniors in 2022 and progressed from there.
What has been the highlight of your career to date?
Winning in the F1 Academy in Jeddah this year. I started second, overtook the pole sitter going into the first corner and led the whole race from there. I built up a three-second lead, then there was a safety car, but I just managed the whole race. When I won, everyone at McLaren came over down by the podium.
What has been the lowest point?
I’ ve not really had a low, but the assertive wheel-to-wheel racing with in the British F4 Championship has been challenging. I’ ve ended up just giving it back to them a bit, and once they realise that they can’ t push the boundaries, they tend to stop and then it’ s good clean racing.
What has been the biggest and best opportunity you have had?
Joining McLaren as a Driver Development Programme( DDP) driver. They are a big team, and it was pretty amazing. Being in my third year of racing, I didn’ t think I’ d get that opportunity so soon. That gave me the opportunity to do the Formula E all-female test and the rookie test in Berlin. It was a lot faster in a straight line than anything I’ d driven, and there was a lot more going on with the all the systems onboard.
What are your aims and when do you want to get there?
My aim is to get to Formula 1, and I hope to get there in a few years’ time. Obviously, there’ s not been that many females in the leading categories going up towards F1, so they’ ve not been able to reach it. Now there’ s more of us at the lower level, it’ s just going to carry on going into F3 and F2 and hopefully I will make it all the way to F1.
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