It’s hard to find any pro sport that’s not suffering from these hard economic times. And that goes for Formula One racing. Lagging ticket sales means car companies are starting to withdraw racing teams, such as what Honda did in December. And such ticket-selling shortfalls are causing races in France and Canada to be canceled.

On the other hand, it’s not easy to convince some people to show up and watch cars go ’round and ’round when it can cost up to $4,000 per ticket.

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We find no fault in Formula One trying to sex up it’s image. The racing group is already on track to get Danica Patrick to join their ranks & add some cheesecake (maybe a small slice, but still). And now organizers of the British Grand Prix are raising the fox factor with the addition of Gemma Garrett.

CELEBRITY CRUNCH reports that the reigning Miss Great Britain has been named as the “face” of the British race. (It’s better than being named the face of a horse-breeding organization.) And Grand Prix officials are confident they made a grand pick by getting Gemma.

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