Lights Out: Hamilton and Vettel the dream team?

They've conquered the world of Formula 1, now it's time for Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel to take down inequality. The return of grid girls at the Monaco Grand Prix is the first step to putting the premier class of motorsport back on an even keel.

Grid girls have been elbowed out the way for grid kids in 2018, however one of the Monaco GP's top sponsors will send models - male and female - onto the grid for a selfie, a smile and snap of a driver or two.

Both Hamilton and Vettel backed the move.

"Women are the most beautiful thing in the world," was Hamilton's slightly clumsy, uncle at a wedding take on the whole thing.

Just as he is perhaps the more precise and measured behind the wheel, Vettel also spoke a lot of sense on the matter.

"The whole thing has been blown up, probably unnecessarily. I don't think any of the grid girls in the past were forced to do, I think they enjoyed what they were doing."

Seems reasonable, although Liberty Media's move to clean up the image of F1 until it has a squeaky-clean and family-friendly sheen is also understandable - particularly with the bank balance in mind...

There was also a cheeky suggestion that Vettel and Hamilton could be team-mates at Ferrari, as the latter continues to stall on signing a new contract with Mercedes.

Because teaming with a rival who truly pushes them all the way has worked so well in the past, eh Mark, Fernando, Nico, Daniel et all...?

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• The tumbling records, the drivers in contention and a special outing for Charles Leclerc all feature in Rob Watts' Monaco preview.
• Ferrari will have a(nother) new look in Monaco after their sneaky winglets on the halo-mounted mirrors were ruled illegal by the FIA.
• Red Bull have plenty of the last three years having a pop at Renault. Now it's the French marque's turn to return fire!

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The VHS you never had. Together with @Formula1game, and the voice of #F1, Murray Walker, we present Senna's stunningly quick #MonacoGP qualifying lap from 1988. #LegendaryLaps pic.twitter.com/ZQ0zB0ZmQZ — McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 23, 2018