The catchy and hopefully less demeaning "Grid Kids" will now be taking center stage before races, per The Guardian, as F1 tries to build a slightly more family-friendly image. According to F1 ...

They start with programs like the YMCA’s Grid Kids. “All 11 of the kids from the Greater Spokane League who earned college football scholarships played Grid Kids football,” said Josh ...

Formula 1 is to replace 'grid girls' with a new programme called 'grid kids' this season. F1 bosses plan to use budding racing drivers "to make the pre-race ceremony more relevant and interesting ...