Danica Graces the Newswires this Morning
Honda has confirmed that Danica Patrick will get a test in one of its Formula One cars later this year, fuelling speculation that the American is also to be given a race chance in the top flight in the not-too-distant future.
Patrick currently sits sixth in the IndyCar Series point standings following her breakthrough victory at Motegi back in April, the first success by a female driver in the premier open-wheeled championship.
Honda CEO Nick Fry has admitted to Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung that a test will indeed take place, and that it is likely to do so at either Barcelona or Jerez in Spain in November, following the end of the 2008 F1 campaign.
“We will put her into our car after the season at the latest and see how quick she is,” the Briton said.
Honda’s current driver Jenson “Dear Boy” Button had previously joked in an interview with men’s lifestyle magazine FHM that “a girl with big boobs would never be comfortable in the car, and the mechanics wouldn’t concentrate. Can you imagine strapping her in? You wouldn’t want to be on the circuit with them, would you?”.
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Danica graces the newswires….well it must be a slow day in the news room for the Danica to F1 headlines to appear.
There is about as much chance of Danica racing a Honda F1 car “in- the-not-too distant-future” as me hooking up with Miranda Kerr.
Actually Fry’s statement is quite insulting…We will put her into our car “after” the season. LoL
Maybe Brawn does not wish to risk a chassis. I have no problem with her gender, however, she has not proven that she is remotely good enough to justify a F1 seat.
Give it a couple of months (& a fall out with her teamates dad) & the Danica to NASCAR rumour will do the rounds.
LOL, I was right….it was a slow day in the news room. Fry denys making the statement.
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_3673302,00.html