When Chinese authorities officially announced they have decided that auto show models will be banned this year, most of the people in the automotive press were more than surprised.
However, judging by new reports claiming the World Endurance Championship (WEC) has also decided to ban hot and sometimes provocatively dressed women as of this year, it appears it’s getting viral.
Since we’re going to be present in Shanghai, trying to keep you folks updated with all the goods, we’ll also make sure to let you know how an auto show without beautiful ladies feels like.
Even though they took an abrupt decision, we were quite certain the decision is something that relates to the communist country’s somewhat conservative approach, which we totally get. Here we are watching this become some sort of a worldwide trend.
24 Hours of Le Mans says bye-bye to babes
In case you are wondering which of the competitions are targeted by this decision, you'll want to know the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of them. Yep, it's a big loss.
On the other hand, we have to admit that the presence of drop-dead gorgeous women adds a solid base to the unwanted stereotype that racing is a sport for men alone.
After all, we’ve always been saying that the women present at these type of motorsport events should never be seen only like eye candy. We’d love to watch more and more female racers, even though there still is a bunch of people who find that somewhat menacing for men drivers’ glory.
Like it or not, according to Motorsport, it’s official. In 2015, these women will be absent from the grid as the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile - International Automobile Federation), the federation running the WEC, took a stand against the controversial tradition.
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