the grid girl debate

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Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Ricciardo's view seems to align with the accepted societal norms in Australia at the moment. I heard a podcast discussing the planned cricket T20 tournament for the UK in 2020. The Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell was asked what they should include from the big bash and IPL - his suggestion was cheerleaders!

If the sporting world thinks that the way to entice people to view a new competition is through the use of attractive females - then it must be hard to convince them to remove such 'attractions' where they already exist?

Also, is it really surprising that one of the biggest beneficiaries of having girls trackside to make his efforts easier would want to keep that?