Formula 1 is now more politically correct than the automotive industry. I never thought I’d write that sentence, but we’ve arrived there, with the banning of grid girls by F1, as it “does not resonate with our values”, according to the sport. The Professional Darts Association has also just announced that it will no longer have walk-on girls. So that just leaves international motor shows….
Erin Baker: Grid girls in F1 – long overdue retirement
A former Motoring Editor at the Telegraph, Erin Baker combines a bike licence and race licence with a love of high-speed cars and penchant for embarrassingly low-speed crashes. Now she has two sons, she’s largely put her leathers to one side, preferring the cut and thrust of automotive industry debates and wondering which cars have Isofix…
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