Pundit faces backlash from F1 followers in her look on the printed

Former IndyCar and NASCAR driver Danica Patrick was among the many hosts for Sky F1’s protection of the 2025 US GP on the Circuit of the Americas. Patrick confronted backlash for her look on the broadcaster as followers took to the social media platform X.

Patrick started her skilled racing profession within the open wheel racing sequence, racing within the UK earlier than returning to the US and becoming a member of the IndyCar sequence. She then left the American open-wheel racing sequence and joined NASCAR.

The 43-year-old participated in her final IndyCar and NASCAR race in 2016 on the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500, respectively, earlier than retiring from motorsports. Patrick then joined Sky Sports activities as a bunch for the printed of the F1 races, and continues to do the identical as a part-time job.

The previous IndyCar driver additionally just lately featured on FOX’s broadcast staff for the protection of the Indy 500. She made her newest look within the F1 paddock on the US GP as a part of Sky F1’s broadcast staff. Followers took to the social media platform X as Danica obtained backlash for a similar.

“Oh no not Danica Patrick,” wrote a consumer on X

One other talked about, “Oh crap forgot Danica Patrick is on this weekend.”

“Tuned into F1 however I forgot Danica Patrick continues to be employed by sky,” wrote one other consumer

Some followers got here out and requested Sky F1 to get Patrick off the printed staff, as they wrote,

“Do away with Danica Patrick!”

One other talked about, “Oh gawd, I had genuinely forgotten in regards to the existence of Danica Patrick and now she’s on my TV once more FFS”

“Simply turned on Sky Sports activities F1 and very first thing i noticed was Danica Patrick 🤢…..my weekend is ruined!!! 😩” wrote one other consumer on X

Danica has additionally been concerned on this planet of politics, as she supported Donald Trump in final 12 months’s US Presidential elections, and was even current in Washington, DC, for the oath-taking ceremony.

Danica Patrick on how the Sky Sports activities F1 gig helped along with her Indy 500 look with FOX

Since FOX took over the broadcasting rights of IndyCar, the 2025 Indy 500 was the primary race at Indianapolis, and the media group assembled a particular lineup for the printed present. Danica was one of many members invited by FOX as a part of the lineup.

Patrick just lately got here out on the Haley Dillon YouTube channel and detailed how Sky Sports activities’ F1 gig helped with the Indy 500, as she stated,

“It is at all times simply such an honor . Once more that nostalgia is there and um I really feel like I can form of as a result of I do numerous F1 stuff too and um I really feel like I can communicate slightly bit extra confidently in regards to the vehicles or the dynamics or no matter’s occurring.” (1:05:31 onwards)

Though at any time when I ask engineers or folks like that about F1 or different issues it is prefer it’s all just about the identical um however uh however it’s cool it is simply it is a actually spectacular race and um it is uh yeah I’ve numerous it it is a good really feel good really feel race for me,” she added.

NASCAR legend Tony Stewart additionally joined Patrick for this 12 months’s Indy 500 protection.

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