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Old 27 March 2022, 11:12 PM   #1
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Formula 1 Rolex 'grid girls'

This is from 2017/2018. I'm sure political correctness has done away the Rolex Squad





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Old 27 March 2022, 11:16 PM   #2
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Yes, unfortunately the PC world has done away with grid girls. Sad
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Old 27 March 2022, 11:26 PM   #3
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Yes, unfortunately the PC world has done away with grid girls. Sad
Indeed. Still watching and enjoying the races, but in many ways F1 has seen better days. This is one of them.
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Old 27 March 2022, 11:20 PM   #4
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None of them are wearing a Rolex? LOL
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Old 28 March 2022, 12:48 AM   #5
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None of them are wearing a Rolex? LOL
I bet every one of their significant others (see what I did there, to be PC) wears one!
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Old 28 March 2022, 03:26 AM   #6
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None of them are wearing a Rolex? LOL
This was my first thought as well.
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Old 29 March 2022, 04:30 AM   #7
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None of them are wearing a Rolex? LOL
If they could actually afford a Rolex I think they would be doing something else
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Phew! Felt this was going to go a different way....
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Old 27 March 2022, 11:28 PM   #9
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Yep, those days are over, for better or worse.
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Old 27 March 2022, 11:29 PM   #10
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What a shame to loose these traditions.
We have now handed the keys over to the ones that preach open mindedness until you disagree with them and then they try to shut you down by having a temper tantrum.
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Old 28 March 2022, 12:40 AM   #11
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We have now handed the keys over to the ones that preach open mindedness until you disagree with them and then they try to shut you down by having a temper tantrum.
How dare we stop treating women like decorations, right?
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Old 28 March 2022, 12:50 AM   #12
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They are a bit rough TBH !
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Old 28 March 2022, 02:49 AM   #13
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Yeah. We traded well paid models for “progress” as on display during today’s pre-race show.
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Old 28 March 2022, 02:53 AM   #14
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Old 28 March 2022, 03:18 AM   #15
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Formula 1 Rolex 'grid girls'

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Lol, treating women like “decorations” will never stop as long as there is women who will happily be decoration for money. Obviously none of the young ladies that were “grid girls” were forced to do it. They could say no, they could find another job. It’s not like they’re being forced into some underground Rolex sex trafficking ring. Realistically a percentage are there to hopefully catch the eye of a driver and have a free ride for the rest of their lives. I know these kind of women exist because I was engaged to one a long long time ago.

If a woman can’t take a job that uses her looks or sexuality to her advantage because it doesn’t align with your views is that really promoting women’s rights?


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Old 28 March 2022, 03:18 PM   #16
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Lol, treating women like “decorations” will never stop as long as there is women who will happily be decoration for money. Obviously none of the young ladies that were “grid girls” were forced to do it. They could say no, they could find another job. It’s not like they’re being forced into some underground Rolex sex trafficking ring. Realistically a percentage are there to hopefully catch the eye of a driver and have a free ride for the rest of their lives. I know these kind of women exist because I was engaged to one a long long time ago.

If a woman can’t take a job that uses her looks or sexuality to her advantage because it doesn’t align with your views is that really promoting women’s rights?


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To be honest although I have no objection to Grid girls at F1 I'm surprised Rolex approved this , especially in Saudi
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Old 28 March 2022, 09:57 PM   #17
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Did you meet one of them? Did you ask her if she was unhappy there or if she was not working in the job she wanted? What a wonderful lie and what an incredible mistake to support that odd pretext…
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Old 28 March 2022, 10:39 PM   #18
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Did you meet one of them? Did you ask her if she was unhappy there or if she was not working in the job she wanted? What a wonderful lie and what an incredible mistake to support that odd pretext…
they will enjoy the attraction everyone is giving them, all that comes with being a very beautiful woman...then 15 years later...file sexual charges and cry they were used....blame everyone and so on and so on...get a millon bucks settlement!
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Old 28 March 2022, 12:48 AM   #19
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We have now handed the keys over to the ones that preach open mindedness until you disagree with them and then they try to shut you down by having a temper tantrum.
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Old 28 March 2022, 12:55 AM   #20
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We have now handed the keys over to the ones that preach open mindedness until you disagree with them and then they try to shut you down by having a temper tantrum.
Agree
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Old 28 March 2022, 02:54 AM   #21
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Old 28 March 2022, 05:53 PM   #23
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So true
I second that. What he hell is wrong if a woman whats to such a thing ! Im glad Im old I got to enjoy thew good old days
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Old 28 March 2022, 12:13 AM   #24
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i need one of those hats
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Old 28 March 2022, 12:49 AM   #25
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hats....what hats?
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Old 28 March 2022, 01:03 AM   #26
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I wonder if they actually were able to keep the hats
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Old 28 March 2022, 01:01 AM   #28
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I just saw an article online from a few days ago saying the grid girls are still around?
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Old 28 March 2022, 01:19 AM   #29
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Old 28 March 2022, 01:58 AM   #30
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