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PHOTOS: The Glamorous Grid Girls of F1

March 19, 2014 07:59 IST

Image: Grid girls pose for a photograph
Photographs: F1 grid girls/Facebook Rediff Sports Desk

The pretty Grid Girls of Formula One are back for the 2014 season.

While fans follow the sport passionately, some turn up for the races purely to watch the glamorous grid girls!

These pretty faces are like unofficial ambassadors of the host countries that stage the various races.

PHOTOS: The Glamorous Grid Girls of F1

Image: Grid girls at the Australian Grand Prix
Photographs: F1 grid girls/Facebook

In different countries the grid girls are known by different names.

In Britain they are called 'Pit Babe'; 'Pretties' in Thailand, 'Race Queen' in Japan and 'Racing Model' in Korea.

But in most of the races they are referred to as Grid Girls.

Take a look at the grid girls at the Australian Grand Prix and how their outfits have changed over the years.

Did you like their outfits? Have your say the comments section below!

PHOTOS: The Glamorous Grid Girls of F1

Image: Grid girls during the 2014 Australian Formula One Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit
Photographs: Rainer W Schlegelmilch/Getty Images

Rolex Grid girls at the Australian Grand Prix were dressed in 1960s-inspired outfits.

yes, they were not too revealing; yet stylish and glamorous!

Did you like their outfits?

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PHOTOS: The Glamorous Grid Girls of F1

Image: Grid girls at the Australian Grand Prix , in Melbourne on March 24, 2010
Photographs: Rainer W Schlegelmilch/Getty Images

Qantas got on board from 2010 to 2012 and the result was 'funeral chic'.

Models donned the Kit Willow-designed outfits.

Did you like their outfits?

Have your say in the comments section below!

PHOTOS: The Glamorous Grid Girls of F1

Image: Grid girls hold the national flags of all of drivers nationalities before the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit on March 16, 2008
Photographs: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Their outfits have come a long way since the first Melbourne Grand Prix in 1996.

Did you like their outfits?

Have your say in the comments section below!

PHOTOS: The Glamorous Grid Girls of F1

Image: Grid girls walk along the track at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit on March 17, 2007
Photographs: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

The 2005 grid girls didn't leave much to the imagination.

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PHOTOS: The Glamorous Grid Girls of F1

Image: A grid girl poses before the Australian Formula One Grand Prix April 02, 2006
Photographs: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Tight and bright was the apt description the 2007 grid girls' outfits.

Did you like their outfits?

Have your say in the comments section below!