Formula 1 Academy Driver Chloe Grant on Pitstop Podcast. In todays episode we hear all about Chloe’s story into F1 Academy, the finances behind making this all happen & How 17 year old Chloe is inspiring girls all over the world to get into Motorsport. Chloe, thank you so much for joining us on the show, we really appreciate you taking the time to come to London and doing the episode with us. We promise when we have fixed the sim pedals we will do an updated episode haha.
Monza Update: After speaking with Chloe’s Family we input the footage of the incident in Monza as Chloe & Lucy wished to share the importance of the Halo. We’re so glad to hear Chloe is doing well and can confirm she will be returning for Circuit Paul Ricard at the end of the month.
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Big thank you to Chloe, Dad & Lucy for all bringing this episode together.
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0:00-1:12 Intro
1:12-6:05 Still in College, Growing up Karting in Scotland
6:05-6:46 Stepping from Karts to Cars
6:46-8:00 Chloe’s Crash!
8:00-10:42 Is It hard to drive a Single Seater? & The Pitstop Dishwasher strikes again
10:42-17:29 First Season in F1 Academy, Being friends with the whole grid, When will it be on TV?
17:29-23:47 Girls on Track, Should F1 be separate for Boys and Girls? Funding a Season
23:47-29:02 How often do you get to test the car? Passing Driving Test, F1 Academy Cars are Mini F1 Cars!
29:02-32:00 PITSTOP FASTEST LAP!
32:00-34:39 Managed by my sister! If you weren’t racing, what would you be doing? Outro
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34 Comments
Met her last year when she was in GB4. Great driver and a great person. Loved this episode! Thanks for giving female racers the platform 🙂
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F1 academy is great, but I don't wanna see it as an end station for female drivers in their pursuit of F1.
If F1 really wanna go all in on getting a woman into F3, F2 and eventually F1, there will probably have to be more then just F1 academy.
Unless these girls are actually faster then some of the boys, I don't see these girls advance to F3. And they can't really prove that because their F4 cars used in F1 academy aren't identical to the main F4 series. Just look at Jamie Chadwick, dominating w series, but now she's not even driving in any of the f1 feeder series.
I think a better solution would be to make a dedicated all female drivers racing team for F4, F3 and F2. Make them go head to head with the boys in equal machinery.
regardless of gender, this sport is brutal, if you're too slow you're out.
Btw, you guys are right, when can we actually see F1 academy on tv? Motorsport is expensive so to get sponsors involved more easely it needs exposure. We allready saw W series be discontinued due to financial problems.
Just look at the iron dames team in WEC, all female driver lineup and they get pole positions and podiums on the regular, they need to be integrated at a young age and it will lead to more females in top level motorsport
bianca bustamante next guest?????
Such a good interview! Would love to see Bianca Bustamente on or Hamda Al Qubaisi! Both have had such amazing careers and journeys so far!
beaten boys her entire life? now try to beat men…
Loved this been a fan of her since i saw her in the GB4 champ.
Love you to speak to Logan Hannah(hopefuly help her get a ride), Megan Gilkes and Jessica Edgar
Brill podcast and this is the first pod I’ve WATCHED (seen on YouTube)
let's go chloe!
It’s insane that even if you pay money for F1TV you still can’t watch an F1 academy race start to finish
With all due respect, you’re saying Formula expense needs to be spoken about more, because viewers don’t realise how much it costs etc but the three of you did exactly what everyone does; you talked around it.
The whole taboo about money and that it’s tacky to speak about is a dead concept; Lead the way guys!!
I love this podcast, it’s great to see two new fans, not only discover the sport but be immersed in it!
Congratulations on your growing success, it’s almost the definition of “snowballing”!
Isn’t she a pilot?
Chloe realizing Pitstop standards for a time were way outside the top 3 lol
she still recovering from monza last week
that crash with the Halo saving her life is shocking glad she was ok
Im in love ❤
I cannot wait until the day when we have females in F2 and F1. We need it. There's no good reason why females shouldn't be in the sport. FA is a great path forward to start percolating and get them moving on up. LFG!
Love seeing young girls working hard on your pod! Even being older than Chloe, it’s inspiring to hear her journey 😃 hope we’ll get to see more of them!
Great interview. She is so analytical, intelligent and mature for a girl of that age. Have to love her self-confidence, courage and skill💪💥 a great rolomodel for young girls who want to try motorsports. "I have been beating the boys my entire life" is the icing on the cake😂
Perfecto!
BLESS YA CHLOE 😊
Doesn’t she know women CAN compete in F1? Do the talking on the track & make it in rather than just run your mouth… if there was ever a time more advantageous to be a female driver in F1 it would be now, so prove it.
Okay misses i follow you in everything what you are saying. But leave that andrew tate brainwash out of it, you just showed how deep this whole brainwashing runs.
That we dont need, keep it on the track and believe this.
Anything you read online about andrew tate or any other anti semitic things, you need to understand from all sides.
Why are they so keen to ban these voices?
is it because they are spreading misinformation, like covid for example.
Or is it because our masters want certain things not known anymore.
Like the history of 1919-1945, or why our woman has been looked down since 1960.
Youth should indeed stay of social media, and read some history books.
Back to racing, im sure you can hit that and shatter that 'glass' sealing.
Goodluck and Have fun
She's great – and you guys are massively improving on the interview front. Kudos all!
no chance
The fact that I am the same age as her is insane to me! Can't wait to hopefully see more from her in the future
Ya she’s beaten boys in racing, but placing 13th out of 18th doesn’t mean shit. You have to beat all the boys and consistently be up there on the podium before any of it matters.
yet you are not in Formula 1 yet, well…
She’s cute af
She is delusional lmfao. Another token female in racing with limit skill who thinks she’s as good as the best of the best because some team saw her as a marketing tool to gain sponsorship revenue lmao 😂😂
Where did you get the senna tee from need to know
Nice girl but she needs to practice more in the sim, probably 12h a day. Look at Max and his sim racing.
Bear in mind Formula Academy is slower than f3