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Originally Posted by crmalcolm
The grid girl they had on the show was exactly that - a fan who saw it as a way of getting involved in motorsport. She is also a full season grid girl for a BTCC team, and definitely sees herself as part of the team in BTCC, but not as included on the F1 grid.
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But realistically she wasn't "exactly" that. She was able to do that because she was a good looking female. If she had been unfortunate with her looks, overweight, or even male, it would not have been an option. That's not really what I'd suggest is a good way of including fans.
Run an online competition. Exclude nobody. Pick at random 20 people, who get to bring 2 extra guests (so a 10 year old gets to bring his parents). The winners gets to be a grid person (assigned to a car at random), and the winners and guests get VIP treatment for the weekend. Turn a negative into a positive. Seems like a simple solution, whilst getting some great positive PR. Think of how good that wee kid getting to meet Kimi was. Imagine 20 of those, every weekend. You'd make peoples year. It'd be amazing.