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Monaco and Russia to ignore 'grid girl' ban

Published on 06 Apr 2018 10:50
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By: Rob Veenstra

Monaco and Russia look set to buck the trend and bring 'grid girls' back to formula one. Before the 2018 season began, F1 owner Liberty Media said grid girls will be banned, and replaced on the grid by children or 'grid kids'. But Monaco grand prix boss Michel Boeri said there will be grid girls at the fabled street race next month.

"We've had no problems with Liberty Media, except for the grid girl issue," he told Monaco-Matin newspaper. "They'll be there, on the grid, but won't be holding any name boards. They'll at least be communication hostesses. They're beautiful, and the cameras will be on them once again."

Boeri said he fundamentally disagrees with F1 chiefs who believe grid girls do not belong in the modern world. "Our American friends assume it hurts female feelings, but our hostesses go to modelling and PR schools and they're paid well," he insisted. "Why in the world should I stop 30 women from earning a living?"

Another race that could ignore the grid girl ban is Russia, with organiser Dmitry Kozak saying women could be on the grid at Sochi in September. "Children are appropriate in football, but in the automotive industry there were always girls and it looked quite appropriate," he told the Russian media. "If we manage to come to an agreement with Liberty, we will try to revive this tradition. Moreover, our girls are the most beautiful," Kozak smiled. (GMM)

Rindtchamp

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Good! lets hope more follow them.

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Apr 6 2018 - 13:04

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Rindtchamp

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Good! lets hope more follow them.
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- Apr 6 2018 - 13:04
- mbmwe36
  
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  Agreed! This grid girl "ban" is so dumb and PC it's not even funny.
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  Apr 6 2018 - 13:14
f1dave

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OH! OH! I can feel grid place penalties coming here. That seems to be the answer to everything in F1 these days.
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- Apr 6 2018 - 16:54
ajpennypacker

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Here we go again... If only organizers and fans had care this much about stuff that actually matters to the sport. But alas... these morons decide to become rebels about one of the most insignificant aspect of F1.
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- Apr 6 2018 - 17:18
calle.itw

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Not exactly unexpected. Monaco is all about "glamour" and Russia is all about conservating archaic values. Either way, tis really a non-problem.
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- Apr 6 2018 - 19:35
kngrthr

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defiance is awesome. ..

lets all go and listen to Tom Petty (rip) "i wont back down"
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- Apr 6 2018 - 19:43
xoya

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What are rules for then? How long before all tracks start defying them?
FIA should slap a milion euro fine just for threatening and be done with this crap.
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- Apr 6 2018 - 22:32
- f1dave
  
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  Same fine for exceeding track limits then ?
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  Apr 7 2018 - 18:19