Welsh teenager Ella Lloyd has joined the McLaren Driver Development programme.

The 19-year-old will drive in Formula E’s Women’s Test in Valencia, Spain, on 7 November and will then represent McLaren in the 2025 F1 Academy season, in an entry operated by Rodin Motorsport.

Lloyd, whose family is from Pontypridd in south Wales, joins the programme following an impressive British F4 season where she secured four podiums.

“I’m really excited to be joining the McLaren Driver Development programme as the team’s F1 Academy driver in 2025,” Lloyd told the McLaren website.

“It’s an honour to drive for a team that has such a great racing history, and also a long track record for developing talent.

“With McLaren, I now have everything I need to keep developing and pushing the boundaries as a female in motorsport.”