'We don't believe the practice is appropriate': Formula One to stop using grid girls

It's a move which mirrors the Professional Darts Corporation's decision.

Walk-on grid girls will no longer be used before Formula One races, the sport's organisers have announced.

In a move which mirrors the Professional Darts Corporation's decision to end the long-established practice of women escorting male players to the stage, F1 will no longer use grid girls from this coming season.