Chloe Grant is targeting Formula 1 after joining a new all-female programme – even though she cannot yet legally drive on UK roads.<\/span><\/p>\n The 17-year-old will be part of the F1 Academy series and will partner Lena Buhler and Carrie Schreiner with French team ART Grand Prix.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n But first, she will start her driving lessons next week.<\/span><\/p>\n “It’s going to be strange having cars coming towards me,” said Grant on BBC Radio Scotland.<\/span><\/p>\n “I started racing when I was seven years old and ever since then I’ve dreamed of Formula 1. <\/span><\/p>\n “As I got older I didn’t think it would be possible and I started looking in other directions. <\/span><\/p>\n “Since F1 Academy has become a championship and it’s brought the financial opportunity, it’s definitely my goal again and I want to prove that I can do it.”<\/span><\/p>\n The inaugural F1 Academy series starts in Austria next month with further events in Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, France and the United States, with five teams competing.<\/span><\/p>\n Managing director Susie Wolff was a development driver in Formula 1 but retired from motorsport in 2015 before a brief spell as team principle with Formula E’s Venturi Racing.<\/span><\/p>\n Formula 1 remains male-dominated, with Divina Galica and Lella Lombardi the last females to compete in the 1970s.<\/span><\/p>\n “Motorsport’s always been like that,” Grant added. “There’s such a small amount of us compared to the guys.<\/span><\/p>\n “In recent years, there’s been a lot more women in the sport. Compared to when I started racing, there’s a lot more.”<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Watch](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/109DD\/production\/_127816086_iplayer_header_grey_8-1x.jpg\")
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