"Liberty Media's Impact on MotoGP: The Future of 'Grid Girls' and Joint F1 Events"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Crash
Despite F1's decision to stop using 'grid girls' after being taken over by Liberty Media, there are currently no plans to remove the umbrella-holding women from the MotoGP starting grid following Liberty's acquisition of 86% of Dorna Sports. Dorna's CEO, Carmelo Ezpeleta, emphasized the importance of freedom and stated that banning umbrella girls would be a gesture against women. While F1's move away from grid girls attracted controversy, with some former grid girls expressing their love for the job, Dorna has indicated that it has no intention of changing the tradition in MotoGP.