# Former F1 grid girl wants Sydney Sweeney to bring the models back to the track ahead of Las Vegas Grand Prix

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/former-f1-grid-girl-wants-sydney-sweeney-to-bring-the-models-back-to-the-track-ahead-of-las-vegas-grand-prix/
- Published: 2026-11-13T00:37:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T01:22:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/former-f1-grid-girl-wants-sydney-sweeney-bring-models-back-track-ahead-las-vegas-grand-prix
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Motorsport, Sport, World

## Key points

- Leilani Dowding wants grid girls back in Formula 1.
- She suggested Sydney Sweeney for the Las Vegas race.
- There is no indication Sweeney will take part.

## Summary

Leilani Dowding, an English model who worked as an F1 grid girl, is calling for models to return to the starting grid. She says their removal before the 2018 season was misguided and argues that their presence could fit Formula 1’s more entertainment-focused approach.

Dowding suggested actress Sydney Sweeney could appear as a grid girl at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, saying she would attract attention and controversy. The article gives no indication that Sweeney plans to take part; Dowding’s suggestion is her own proposal, and the return of grid girls remains uncertain.

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