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Lewis Hamilton welcomes return of grid girls to Monaco Grand Prix

Updated on: 25 May,2018 11:05 AM IST  |  Monaco
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Monaco, the most glamourous race on the Formula One circuit, has made the controversial decision to bring back the girls, banned wherever possible this year by new F1 owners Liberty

Lewis Hamilton welcomes return of grid girls to Monaco Grand Prix

Grid girls at the Monaco Grand Prix in May last year. Pic/AFP
Grid girls at the Monaco Grand Prix in May last year. Pic/AFP


Four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has welcomed back the "beautiful" grid girls at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, saying their return is "a lovely thing".


Monaco, the most glamourous race on the Formula One circuit, has made the controversial decision to bring back the girls, banned wherever possible this year by new F1 owners Liberty.


Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

"I think women are the most beautiful things in the world," said Hamilton at a news conference in the principality. "There have been races where we've had guys standing at the front, by the car, there's been a mixture sometimes in the past. When we pull up at the grid and there's a beautiful woman on the grid, that's the Monaco Grand Prix! And it's a lovely thing."

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