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End of grid girls divides opinion
Formula 1's decision to scrap grid girls has split opinion - but returned the sport to the frontpages. The sport has announced that walk-on models will no longer be used after determining the long-standing practice is "clearly at odds with modern-day societal norms". The decision to abandon the concept from 2018 has been welcomed by the UK's Women's Sport Trust, who tweeted: "Thank you @F1 for deciding to stop using grid girls. Another sport making a clear choice about what they want to stand for." But it has also drawn widespread criticism with the #GridGirls hashtag trending on twitter and The Sun devoting their frontpage to scathing condemnation. BBC women are on the...
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