The 2015 Monaco Grand Prix caused quite a stir even before Lewis Hamilton’s botched tyre strategy did. It was when ‘grid boys’ took to their slots while waiting for the drivers to join them on the grid. The smart and disruptive marketing idea did make almost every single person sit back and take notice of the change and the sponsor that supported it. Temporary or not, I am glad the gender discrimination stopped. But Formula One is a gender biased sport isn’t it? Is this why Susie Wolff isn’t getting a race seat? At least she thinks so! Back to grid girls, I will be in favour of the ‘ban’ if the issue does come to me. WEC has done away with them after all and it seems WEC is...
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