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Monaco Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton backs 'grid girls' return

World champion Lewis Hamilton says the return of female models to the F1 grid at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix is "a beautiful thing". The sport's owner Liberty Media stopped the use of 'grid girls' in January, saying their use was "at odds with modern day societal norms". Models for Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer will feature on the grid at Monaco - though not in 'grid girl' roles. "Women are the most beautiful thing in the world," Hamilton, 33, said. "Monaco is a very elegant grand prix and when we pull up to the grid and there's beautiful women on the grid, that's the Monaco Grand Prix and that's a lovely thing." Traditionally, grid girls would hold...
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