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| The Formula 1 hopeful who has only just passed her test | The Formula 1 hopeful who has only just passed her test |
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| She is a potential Formula 1 racing star of the future, but until a few days ago Chloe Grant wasn't even allowed to drive down her own street. | She is a potential Formula 1 racing star of the future, but until a few days ago Chloe Grant wasn't even allowed to drive down her own street. |
| That's because the 17-year-old from Perth, who was recently chosen for the elite F1 Academy, has only just passed her driving test. | That's because the 17-year-old from Perth, who was recently chosen for the elite F1 Academy, has only just passed her driving test. |
| Hours after ripping up her L plates, Chloe headed to France to continue her dream to compete at the top level. | Hours after ripping up her L plates, Chloe headed to France to continue her dream to compete at the top level. |
| She passed her test after a handful of lessons. | She passed her test after a handful of lessons. |
| Chloe said she was pleased to pass at the end of her first week driving on the road. | Chloe said she was pleased to pass at the end of her first week driving on the road. |
| Chloe took a handful of driving lessons before passing her test | Chloe took a handful of driving lessons before passing her test |
| "I wasn't nervous about my test until the date closed in," she said. | "I wasn't nervous about my test until the date closed in," she said. |
| "The only thing I had been anxious about before beginning lessons was the oncoming cars, it was something I realised I hadn't had to consider on track." | "The only thing I had been anxious about before beginning lessons was the oncoming cars, it was something I realised I hadn't had to consider on track." |
| Despite learning to drive aged 13, Chloe said there were still a couple of things she had to get to grips with on the streets of Perth. | Despite learning to drive aged 13, Chloe said there were still a couple of things she had to get to grips with on the streets of Perth. |
| "The two things we noticed the most were that my hands were constantly crossing over," she said. | "The two things we noticed the most were that my hands were constantly crossing over," she said. |
| "When you're on the road you have to keep your hands on either side and feed the wheel through. | "When you're on the road you have to keep your hands on either side and feed the wheel through. |
| "And taking the corners a bit slower, I was taking them a bit faster." | "And taking the corners a bit slower, I was taking them a bit faster." |
| Driving instructor Alan High said he was impressed by his star pupil | Driving instructor Alan High said he was impressed by his star pupil |
| Chloe's driving instructor Alan High said it was the first time he had taught a potential F1 driver. | Chloe's driving instructor Alan High said it was the first time he had taught a potential F1 driver. |
| He said: "My biggest concern before we started was, would I be able to keep her at a reasonable speed? | He said: "My biggest concern before we started was, would I be able to keep her at a reasonable speed? |
| "And what I've said is while she's doing her driving on the road, she's not got a crash helmet on so she's not in race mode. | "And what I've said is while she's doing her driving on the road, she's not got a crash helmet on so she's not in race mode. |
| "Hopefully that keeps her thinking we've got to be safe rather than driving flat-out." | "Hopefully that keeps her thinking we've got to be safe rather than driving flat-out." |
| Chloe was always destined for a career in motor racing | Chloe was always destined for a career in motor racing |
| Chloe will be part of the F1 Academy series and will partner Lena Buhler and Carrie Schreiner with French team ART Grand Prix. | Chloe will be part of the F1 Academy series and will partner Lena Buhler and Carrie Schreiner with French team ART Grand Prix. |
| The inaugural F1 Academy series starts in Austria this month with further events in Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, France and the United States, with five teams competing. | The inaugural F1 Academy series starts in Austria this month with further events in Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, France and the United States, with five teams competing. |
| Chloe left school last summer and enrolled at Loughborough College to study Motorsport UK Academy's Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE). | Chloe left school last summer and enrolled at Loughborough College to study Motorsport UK Academy's Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE). |
| Following her driving lessons in Perth, Chloe would take to the wheel for racing practice at Knockhill in Fife. | Following her driving lessons in Perth, Chloe would take to the wheel for racing practice at Knockhill in Fife. |
| Knockhill events manager Stuart Gray said he saw Chloe's potential early on | Knockhill events manager Stuart Gray said he saw Chloe's potential early on |
| Knockhill Racing Circuit events director Stuart Gray said he first saw Chloe's potential when she took part in a go-karting event at the track when she was 13. | Knockhill Racing Circuit events director Stuart Gray said he first saw Chloe's potential when she took part in a go-karting event at the track when she was 13. |
| He said: "There was something about her talent and her approach that made her different from the other kids that we had here. | He said: "There was something about her talent and her approach that made her different from the other kids that we had here. |
| "And I think that's been recognised with the F1 Academy, that she's got the potential to make it the whole way." | "And I think that's been recognised with the F1 Academy, that she's got the potential to make it the whole way." |
| Stuart said motorsport competitors can access go-karting from the age of eight, and start racing at 14. | Stuart said motorsport competitors can access go-karting from the age of eight, and start racing at 14. |
| He said: "It will be a strange thing for her. | |
| "One day she's doing 140mph on the track, next she's doing 20mph through Perth." | "One day she's doing 140mph on the track, next she's doing 20mph through Perth." |
| Chloe said being accepted for F1 Academy "made her dreams come true" | Chloe said being accepted for F1 Academy "made her dreams come true" |
| Chloe said being chosen for the F1 Academy had come at the perfect time and "made her dreams come true." | Chloe said being chosen for the F1 Academy had come at the perfect time and "made her dreams come true." |
| She said: "My ultimate goal is Formula 1, I want to show that girls can make it there. | She said: "My ultimate goal is Formula 1, I want to show that girls can make it there. |
| "It is genuinely down to the backing and the small amount of us who do have the genuine talent to get there. | "It is genuinely down to the backing and the small amount of us who do have the genuine talent to get there. |
| "I hope it inspires more women to get involved with the sport, it's my whole life now and I love it to absolute bits." | "I hope it inspires more women to get involved with the sport, it's my whole life now and I love it to absolute bits." |
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| Perth | Perth |
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