To ask what you think about 'Grid Girls' no longer being used?

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www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/42890261

I think it is a great thing.

Some people on my FB clearly don't.

They’re not advertising anything 😂 give over

I am glad, I don't watch F1 but I to watch BTCC and I hope they follow suit. The other F races including Formula-E don't use them and are no the worse for it.

Sends a terrible message that men do and women decorate.

Sorry about the loss of what was no doubt piss easy money, but that's work for you. They should think of it as good while it lasted.

Modelling ( starve and strut) sounds no fun at all!

If feminism is to mean anything it has to mean an increasing reduction in womens liberties.

Well they never look like they’ve been frog marched with their arm up their backs on to the grid! They’ll get paid for doing it as well. I should imagine they probably enjoy the work.
There’s do gooders everywhere who spoil things for others ie. these girls earning some money! Let’s just do away with modelling all together eh?

Cherrycokewinning ok I must have imagined all the fully clothed women wearing sponsor logos all over their clothes on one quick grid girl google image search!

I see men are outraged by this. Women’s rights etc.

Are these same men campaigning for all women’s rights, equal pay etc or just standing up for the sexy semi naked ones

Having just done a google image search you absolutely imagined that.

Are these naked without logos? Weird!

As I said, piss easy money. Probably the last of such jobs!

Yeah?

It’s bloody great and about time. They have been a loud, clear message that Susie Wolff, Monisha Kaltenborn, Danica Patrick, Claire Williams, Maria de Vilota, etc had no place in the boys club. Long overdue.

Photos now attached

Fantastic, a great step forward. They might even find that presenting a sport as being less misogynistic might encourage more women to engage as fans and it be beneficial as, shock horror, women have interests and disposable income too!

I’m pleased, although I think a transitional compromise could have been to have male and female models smartly dressed rather than scantily clad.

It doesn't bother me either way tbh. They are used as an advertising tool. No different to models advertising perfume imo. I wonder how the girls themselves feel about it? I'm guessing they are a bit pissed off an easy money earning opportunity has been removed.

There are an awful lot more fully clothed, plus they all will have logo sponsorship placement.

Plus what about cheerleaders and what about bikini models? And kardashians who put the full breasts all over Twitter? Just live and let live.

Why do you keep banging on about it? No one said they were naked. They’re clearly not there to advertise, even if they are sometimes wearing logo’d bikinis. I think you’re pretending not to understand that they’re there to be ogled like peices of meat.

And it bloody irritating when other women pretend that

Can the change a tyre or fix a broken exhaust? Are they techies- do they monitor the onboard computers? Are they strategists, working out the speed needed at the corners, or the positions needed to win? Are the physios and able to aid a thrown out back? Do they make the sandwiches, fetch the tea and post?

If the answer is ‘no but they look pretty’ then they don’t actually have a proper job.

I've watched F1 for years and whilst I've never felt passionate about removal of grid girls, in more recent years it has seemed increasingly anachronistic. I do feel for those who've perhaps lost work they like- as I would anyone else.

But it’s not just the cheerleaders who have the revealing outfits: www.nydailynews.com/news/world/colombia-women-cycling-team-naked-new-uniform-article-1.1939853

gluteustothemaximus agreed! Male and female models, both similarly dressed, or none at all.

I understand that ‘grid girls’ look anachronistic in 2018, but I also sympathise with the models who will lose work.

I consider myself a feminist, but to me that means being supportive of other women who choose to do work that I might not be entirely comfortable with, and that includes modelling and promotional work.

Too many feminists are far too keen on trying to dictate to other women what they should think, what they should wear, how they should behave and what work they should do.

I agree with cherrycoke it's very much, "hey guys! Look at these tits!" (And hopefully our logo that's placed somewhere near them will find its way subliminally into your consciousness). It does everyone involved a disservice

I'm glad. It sent out the message that men were there do do important stuff, women were there to look pretty.