Grid girls are a thing of the past in Formula One but the ban didn't stop one Grand Prix from hiring them - and they even went as far as to hold a bathing suit competition.F1 bosses made the choice to cut grid girls from the race weekend for the 2018 season as they looked to move with the times.
That year's Austrian GP decided to defy the decision, though.Ladies wearing traditional Austrian dirndl dress were a regular feature when F1 travelled to the country, and Red Bull Ring owner Dietrich Mateschitz wasn't prepared to part ways with them."An incredible puppet show.
Formula 1 has more important things to do than debate grid girls," he argued in a Korean newspaper. So the grid girls returned despite the ban.While they weren't allowed on track per the rules, Red Bull Ring spokesman Stefan Hotschl confirmed: "They will have tasks off the track in various areas."Are grid girls outdated or do you miss them?
Let us know in the comments section.One of those tasks was a Miss Grand Prix 2018 contest, which included a bathing suit competition.
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