Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Danica Patrick=Dish Washing Machine?

Heh. As if F1 doesn't have enough of an image problem in the United States after this weekend's attempt at a race in Indianapolis, now we learn that the F1 President Bernie Ecclestone has equated media darling Danica Patrick to a refrigerator:
Asked about Patrick's success, Ecclestone acknowledged her strong finish, but then made an assessment about women racing with men that caused a stir, saying, "You know I've got one of those wonderful ideas ... women should be dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances."
And to top it off, when he called Patrick to supposedly apologize, he said it again. It would seem that NASCAR and IRL won't need to worry about a rise in the popularity of Formula 1 racing anytime soon.

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