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Lauda: F1 grid girl call a decision against women
Niki Lauda has become the latest high profile name to wade into the grid girl debate in Formula 1 by calling it “a decision against women” and feels banning grid girls in the sport won’t provide any benefits. The non-executive chairman of Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 has blasted the decision by Liberty Media to end the use of grid girls on F1 starting grids from 2018 and feels the idea should be overturned in the future. Lauda, who made his F1 debut in 1971 when grid girls were emerging as a prominent part of the sport, believes the grid girl ban goes against encouraging women to become involved the sport and says he wants to encourage more women into a variety of roles. “This is a...
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