Pierre Gasly: 'Grid girl ban a shame'

Pierre Gasly has added yet another voice to concerns about Formula 1's 'grid girls' ban.

France's Auto Hebdo jokingly asked the Toro Rosso driver if there is a connection between the 2018 ban and the fact that Gasly is making his full-time F1 debut this year.

"It's not my fault!" he said.

"Personally, I find it a shame because grid girls were part of the DNA and the glamorous side of Formula 1."

The new season gets underway with the Australian Grand Prix on March 25.