However, she did admit that she backed the controversial banFormer grid girl Chantel, who is now a personal assistant, slammed the controversial Formula One ban. 'Lots of feminists are coming forward to ban grid girls but I don't think people realise what happens on the grid. Fellow grid girl Eleanor Hinton described how she was treated like a 'VIP' while working as a grid girl on the Formula One circuit. Chantel said that with 25 grid girls working the circuit together, there was a distinctly girly feel to the job. A lot of the fans who came to the races looked forward to seeing the grid girls before the races began.'

Source: Daily Mail February 01, 2018 17:13 UTC