For the first time since 1969, there will not be a Brazilian on the Formula 1 grid in 2018, while the number of youngsters coming through junior formulae are also dropping. read more »

Banning grid girls because it puts women off becoming drivers is "baloney"; that's according to Sir Jackie Stewart. read more »

Claire Williams is hoping that Formula 1's decision to drop the grid girls will "attract more females" to motor racing. read more »

Susie Wolff says F1's removal of grid girls is "a step in the right direction", but feels the sport has bigger priorities to focus on. read more »

Formula 1's decision to axe the grid girls has been welcomed by Formula E, who couldn't resist poking at their rival series. read more »

Niki Lauda has lambasted Liberty Media's decision to ban grid girls, calling on F1's owners to reverse it. read more »

Williams chief Claire Williams backs the decision by Formula 1 bosses to stop using 'grid girls' from this season. read more »

Niki Lauda 'hopes' grid girl decision is reversed read more »

Lucas di Grassi set for 10-place grid penalty for Santiago ePrix read more »

It's getting tight and tense at the top of the leaderboard. Has Haas team principal Guenther Steiner got enough knowledge to top the pile? For more F1® videos, visit... read more »

Niki Lauda has become the latest high profile name to wade into the grid girl debate in Formula 1 by calling it “a decision against women”. read more »

Niki Lauda hopes Formula One reconsiders its ban on 'grid girls', a decision he believes is "stupid" and "against women". read more »

Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda wants Formula 1 to reverse its decision to stop using grid girls at grands prix read more »

Formula 1's grid girls are unimpressed with the sport's decision to drop them, saying it actually detracts from womens' rights. read more »

A year after Formula E dropped grid girls F1 follows suit and the all-electric series revels in its role as trend-setter. read more »

Former Williams F1 test driver Susie Wolff says she was not offended by 'grid girls' but getting rid of them is a "step in the right direction". read more »

Formula E has congratulated Formula One for the announcement it will no longer use grid girls, albeit with a little dig welcoming the championship to the 21st century. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone criticises Formula 1's 'prudish' grid girl ban read more »

Following F1's decision to end the use of 'grid girls' ahead of the 2018 season, Jennie Gow says it shows the sport is ready for celebrate women as... read more »

Formula 1's decision to scrap grid girls has split opinion - but returned the sport to the frontpages. read more »

Former F1 ringmaster Ecclestone says he "can't see how a good-looking girl standing with a driver and a number in front of a F1 car can be offensive to anybody". read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has labelled Formula One's decision to end its use of grid girls as "prudish". read more »

Ex-Formula 1 owner Bernie Ecclestone has criticised Liberty's decision to remove grid girls from the sport, saying they "were part of the show". read more »

Formula 1 announces it will stop using grid girls from the 2018 season following a review by Liberty Media. read more »

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... read more »