Sean Bratches, a managing director at commercial operations at Formula One, said: “While the practice of employing grid girls has been a staple of Formula one grands prix for decades, we feel this custom does not resonate with our brand values and clearly is at odds with modern-day societal norms”.
I’m fascinated that Formula 1 has any ‘values’ at all, unless burning fossil fuels in vast quantities can really be called a ‘value’. Apart from that, I’m conflicted. It seems a bit old-fashioned to employ girls to be ogled. On the other hand, I’ve heard women reminiscing, saying that it was one of the best jobs they’d ever had…
Personally, I think they should have kept the women and dispensed with the cars…
My last pic license of the month: springtime in Borrowdale...
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