After Formula One's recent decision to ban grid girls from the track before events, many well-known people in the industry, past and present, have shared their mixed opinions about the decision.

The next big name to have their say on the matter was FIA president Jean Todt, however, his opinion turned out to be nowhere near as strong as others, including three-time world champion Niki Lauda.

Frenchman Todt showed limited interest in the topic and tried to move on from the question as quickly as possible when asked about grid girls in a recent interview at the Geneva motor show.

"For me it's no problem. In fact, it's a stupid problem," Todt said.

"I have no desire and no time in my life to discuss grid girls. I'm sorry there's so much talk about a nonsense.

"I'm sorry that there's been so much talk about this kind of bulls***."

The replacement of grid girls with children for the 2018 season clearly isn't the main issue on Todt's mind with just over two weeks before the season starts.

When the topic of the interview quickly moved on, Jean Todt was then questioned about his thoughts on female drivers within Formula One.

Todt was also asked about what he thought of Spanish racing driver Carmen Jorda's comments that women should focus on trying to get into the physically easier Formula E rather than F1.

Todt said: "I'm in favour of women in racing, and a bit frustrated that we do not have enough. But I'm against a championship for women only."

The final question in the interview was about Maranello and Ferrari's threat of leaving Formula One for good.

To which Todt replied: "I love Ferrari, but I'm not worried about them leaving.

"My concern now is about making the right decisions for the future of the sport in general. If we do a good job, then we will not lose the most important participants."

With the first race in Australia just around the corner, many F1 fans believe this will be an extremely exciting season, despite the absence of grid girls.