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Formula 1
CUP: Danica Just Says No To Bernie
Danica Patrick said she and Bernie Ecclestone get along just fine…
Danica Patrick is not interested in a Formula One move. (Photo: Getty Images)
Danica Patrick delivered a message on Friday from Bristol Motor Speedway for Formula One czar Bernie Ecclestone: Thanks, but no thanks.
Earlier in the week, Ecclestone said he’d like to see Patrick racing in Formula One. “She has everything a driver needs for F1,” he told the German newspaper Bild.
But Ecclestone’s interest is apparently unrequited. Patrick, who is in her first full season in the NASCAR Sprint Series, said Friday at Bristol that she’s happy where she is.
“I’ve always said that unless that it would be something I would want to do for real, as in race a Formula One car, I don’t see any point in testing it,” said Patrick. “It is a lot or work to get fitted in the car comfortable enough to go drive it. Then as a driver, for me at least, I run the risk of what if it doesn’t go well, and then people judge me for that. So, unless it was something that I was really serious, I wouldn’t do it.”
In 2005, Ecclestone raised some eyebrows when asked about Patrick’s fourth-place finish in the Indianapolis 500.
“You know I've got one of those wonderful ideas ... women should be dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances,” Ecclestone said at the time.
Patrick insisted the two get along just fine now.
“I will say that Bernie over the years has actually sent a lot of messages,” Patrick said. “Any kind of big high point that happens in my career, whether it be at Indy, or Daytona now, or winning in Japan – things like that, he has sent messages. He even sent me like a big picture one time that was signed by him. He’s actually been really nice. I don’t necessarily think that his comments a long while back are representative of his opinion of me.”
To that end, Patrick was flattered by Ecclestone’s statements this week.
“Yes, I did see something about Bernie’s comments and they sounded complimentary,” she said. “It looked like he was kind of acknowledging my ability to drive a car. So that was kind.”
Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon have tested Formula One cars, and Juan Pablo Montoya and Scott Speed were former series regulars.
Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.
Earlier in the week, Ecclestone said he’d like to see Patrick racing in Formula One. “She has everything a driver needs for F1,” he told the German newspaper Bild.
But Ecclestone’s interest is apparently unrequited. Patrick, who is in her first full season in the NASCAR Sprint Series, said Friday at Bristol that she’s happy where she is.
“I’ve always said that unless that it would be something I would want to do for real, as in race a Formula One car, I don’t see any point in testing it,” said Patrick. “It is a lot or work to get fitted in the car comfortable enough to go drive it. Then as a driver, for me at least, I run the risk of what if it doesn’t go well, and then people judge me for that. So, unless it was something that I was really serious, I wouldn’t do it.”
In 2005, Ecclestone raised some eyebrows when asked about Patrick’s fourth-place finish in the Indianapolis 500.
“You know I've got one of those wonderful ideas ... women should be dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances,” Ecclestone said at the time.
Patrick insisted the two get along just fine now.
“I will say that Bernie over the years has actually sent a lot of messages,” Patrick said. “Any kind of big high point that happens in my career, whether it be at Indy, or Daytona now, or winning in Japan – things like that, he has sent messages. He even sent me like a big picture one time that was signed by him. He’s actually been really nice. I don’t necessarily think that his comments a long while back are representative of his opinion of me.”
To that end, Patrick was flattered by Ecclestone’s statements this week.
“Yes, I did see something about Bernie’s comments and they sounded complimentary,” she said. “It looked like he was kind of acknowledging my ability to drive a car. So that was kind.”
Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon have tested Formula One cars, and Juan Pablo Montoya and Scott Speed were former series regulars.
Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.
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