Walk-on grid girls banned from Formula One

Formula One have followed darts by banning walk-on grid girls, it has been announced. F1 chiefs say the scantily clad ladies no longer fit in with their core “brand values”.

The news comes in the wake of the Professional Darts Corporation’s decision to end the long-established tradition of players being walked on to by glamorous girls.

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That development was met with annoyance, with darts fans saying the “PC Brigade” have taken hold of the game.

That backlash hasn’t stopped F1 following suit, and they have confirmed there won’t be grid girls from the start of the new season.

“Over the last year we have looked at a number of areas which we felt needed updating so as to be more in tune with our vision for this great sport,” Sean Bratches, managing director of Commercial Operations at Formula 1, said in a statement.

“While the practice of employing grid girls has been a staple of Formula 1 Grands Prix for decades, we feel this custom does not resonate with our brand values and clearly is at odds with modern day societal norms.

“We don’t believe the practice is appropriate or relevant to Formula 1 and its fans, old and new, across the world.”