It has been more than 50-years since a female driver has qualified for a Formula 1 Grand Prix. A new global initiative is hoping to change that, by developing the next generation of young talent.
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00:00 Meet the young racer looking to level the playing field in motorsports.
00:07 I don't really care if it's like a girls school, I just want to be like the best of the best.
00:20 12 year old Lana Flack can't legally drive a car but she's on track to becoming a Formula 1 racer.
00:27 The Brisbane schoolgirl is one of six young women handpicked from around the world to take part in the More Than Equal program designed to help females bridge the gender gap.
00:38 It's been an absence of females at the top end of our sport for 50 years and there's no reason why that should happen.
00:45 But it hasn't been all smooth racing.
00:48 Some boys are supportive, other boys aren't. Most of them take me out and bully me.
00:54 Lana's dad, who's no stranger to racing cars, agrees it's time for change.
01:00 Over the last few years, I think a lot of racing dads have got their little girls into the motorsport scene as well.
01:06 At the end of the day it's really exciting to see and I think there's a good future for it.
01:10 The program is research driven with the goal of creating a new generation of racing talent.
01:16 It's also hoping it will create the first female F1 champion.
01:20 And Lana's confident she's in pole position.
01:23 I want to be the first female to win a championship and get the most podiums.
01:30 Speeding past the stereotype.
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