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F1 on right track with Grid Kids - Brown
McLaren boss Zak Brown has backed Formula One's move to use "Grid Kids" instead of female models, seeing it as a positive step towards broadening the sport's appeal to a younger audience. Formula One announced on Monday it would use budding racers to stand next to the drivers' cars as part of the pre-race ceremonies. The youngsters will be chosen by their national motorsport clubs on merit, or by lottery, from among those competing in karting or junior series. The sport had revealed last week, to the delight of some fans and anger of others, that it was phasing out the walk-on models who have been a feature of the starting grid for decades. "I think ‘Grid Kids’ is...
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