Why F1 made the right decision about 'grid girls'

So that's it -- grid girls are no more. The decision has been made to scrap them for the 2018 Formula One season. Just days after walk-on girls for darts were vetoed it seems that F1 has dragged itself into the 21st century too.

Formula One will no longer use 'grid girls' in the build-up to Formula One races after the sport's bosses decided the practice was at odds with "modern day societal norms".

Of course, the internet is up in arms and people are unhappy with the decision but for me, it's a move towards common sense and common decency. I recently presented and produced a show for BBC Radio 5 Live where we spent an hour debating the future of grid girls and on which the bosses of the sport…