Ella Lloyd

McLaren has added Ella Stevens and Ella Hakkinen to its driver development programme and will support two drivers in F1 Academy in 2026.

F1 Academy held an in-season test at Bahrain this week, before several of its drivers headed to Valencia for Formula E testing.

The entry list for Formula E’s annual rookie test in Berlin is filling up, with several drivers from junior single-seaters taking part.

Two junior single-seater talents have been driving Formula 1 cars recently, although both were more informal than usual test opportunities.

Ella Lloyd resisted a final-lap charge from Maya Weug to score her first single-seater victory in the opening F1 Academy race in Jeddah.

Rodin Motorsport has announced Ella Lloyd and James Piszcyk as its first two signings for the 2025 British Formuola 4 season.

Ella Lloyd has joined McLaren’s Driver Development Programme ahead of a full-time drive in F1 Academy with Rodin Motorsport in 2025.

Formula Winter Series attracted a grid of 38 cars for round three at Aragon, and race three winner James Egozi was the big story of the event