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Alesi not in favour of F1's new 'grid kids' scheme
Former Ferrari stalwart Jean Alesi chimed in on Formula 1's 'grid girl' debate which took the fan community by storm last week. Liberty Media's decision to part with the female presence on the grid this year, and replace it with selected teenage boys and girls, kicked up quite a controversy, but with opinions pretty much sliced down the middle. Alesi however doesn't approve of the move, either way. Alesi sticks with Trident for third GP3 campaign "I am not in favour of either the abolition of the grid girls or the new grid kid project," the Frenchman told Italy's Motorbox. "By abolishing the grid girls, we have eliminated a well-oiled system that allowed many women to work....
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