News Details
Stewart: Excuse for axing grid girls is baloney
Banning grid girls because it puts women off becoming drivers is 'baloney'; that's according to Sir Jackie Stewart. This season the Formula 1 drivers will line up without grid girls marking their places after Liberty Media decided to axe the ladies. Sean Bratches spoke of the girls being 'at odds with modern day societal norms' while others saying it is undermining. Stewart calls baloney. 'The idea that grid girls put off women drivers is baloney,' said the triple World Champion. 'If a racing team could find a female that’s going to get to the top in Formula 1, boy would they be paying attention. 'They’d be falling over themselves. Formula 1 would love to see a woman. 'If we...
Full Story »
Full Story »
7y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Niki Lauda 'hopes' grid girl decision is reversed
Niki Lauda has called on Formula 1 to reverse its decision to ban grid...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Bernie Ecclestone criticises Formula 1's 'prudish'...
Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has hit out at the sport's...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Formula E taunts F1 over grid girl ban
Formula 1's decision to stop using grid girls has been met with a...
7y ago from Motorsport.com
Grid girls unhappy with Formula 1 decision to scrap...
Several grid girls have criticised and even ridiculed Formula 1’s...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP confirms date of Balaton Park homologation...
MotoGP has confirmed that the homologation approval for the Balaton Park...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
What Trackhouse saw in Ogura that made him a surprise...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
KTM compares Pedro Acosta's MotoGP approach to...
KTM Motorsport Director Pit Beirer compared Pedro Acosta's approach to...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Three Ducati riders rode with ‘updated’ 2025...
A spokesperson for Ducati has revealed three of its riders raced at the...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Bumping confirmed for Indy 500 as Takuma Sato becomes...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
How VeeKay went from an unexpected ECR exit to...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Takuma Sato to contest 16th Indy 500 with RLL
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
FOX working to bring Kentucky Derby-style betting to...
This past weekend FOX produced its first IndyCar broadcast of a new...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
FIA steps in after WRC fuel supplier goes into...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Meet Claire Schonborn, the engineer turned WRC...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
‘For sure' – Fabrizio Romano 100% confirms...
Liverpool's search for a new striker this summer is heating up, with...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'Let him go, he's finished in this team', 'So so...
No description available...
52m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal 'big-money move' for Newcastle United star:...
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta reportedly wants to target a Newcastle United...
22m ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Carra explains why Arsenal's attacking problem ISN'T a...
The prevailing view is Arsenal must sign a ruthless striker this summer -...
3h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
EXCLUSIVE: Lewis Hamilton absence poses concerning F1 issue
A major issue has been discussed surrounding... Read More »
6h ago from GPFans.com
Ricciardo in Australian GP announcement as F1 team issue...
Axed Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo has made a... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
FIA ban verdict reached for Australian Grand Prix
An FIA verdict has been revealed ahead of the... Read More »
8h ago from GPFans.com
