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Grid girls" out, grid kids" in
Written by Rowan Horncastle
Last week, Formula 1 announced it would stop the use of walk-on grid girls" for this season. It was a topic that caused quite a debate online. Now, F1 has announced the replacement: a new programme called grid kids". From this season, children competing in karting or junior categories would be chosen by their motorsport clubs "on merit or by lottery" to "make the pre-race ceremony more relevant and interesting for fans, especially the younger ones". FIA president Jean Todt said: "Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motorsport and the dream of every young racer competing in the junior series that make up the FIA"s single-seater pyramid, from karting all the way to F1.
Date written: 5 Feb 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
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Written by Rowan Horncastle
Last week, Formula 1 announced it would stop the use of walk-on grid girls" for this season. It was a topic that caused quite a debate online. Now, F1 has announced the replacement: a new programme called grid kids". From this season, children competing in karting or junior categories would be chosen by their motorsport clubs "on merit or by lottery" to "make the pre-race ceremony more relevant and interesting for fans, especially the younger ones". FIA president Jean Todt said: "Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motorsport and the dream of every young racer competing in the junior series that make up the FIA"s single-seater pyramid, from karting all the way to F1.
Date written: 5 Feb 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10773