Danica Patrick in Formula 1?

Thanks.

I toyed with also mentioning previous US entrants, but thought it best for a limey not to raise it as it was only partially relevant

Also, I'm not sure we ever fully saw the best Zanardi could do. He had a couple of goes that could, arguably, have been said to go nowhere because of the machinery/team around him. But then all drivers have to put up with the same I s'pose.

 

Indeed, Sarah got a raw deal. DP and SF even have the same number of wins to date.

Sarah has even driven a F1 car, in an exhibition at the 2002 USGP. Some press from then:

The chances of Fisher making it to F1 eventually would appear to be remote, however, with McLaren team principal Ron Dennis saying last month that he could not envisage a woman racing in the championship.

"I think that, over-simplifying it, oval racing is a very different type of racing to circuit racing," he said. "(F1) requires different abilities and I think those abilities are more challenging for a woman to fulfill than for a man. I think it is very difficult for a woman to be competitive in Formula One."

And now:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15568343%255E23770,00.html

Schuey backs woman for F1
From correspondents in Montreal

WORLD champion Michael Schumacher wants Indianapolis 500 success story Danica Patrick to be given here chance in Formula One.

American Patrick has been thrown into the limelight after finishing fourth in the classic United States Indy Car race two weeks ago, the highest a woman has finished in its history.

And Schumacher said: "I would love to have her here to race with us. I don't know (if she could compete), there have been guys who have been able to do so and others who have not, but it would be interesting to find out."

But Briton Jenson Button believes her impressive recent results have been boosted by the way Indy Car racing is run, and believes the female racer will never make it into F1.

"It is really difficult to know how good someone is in that category because the driver's weight doesn't matter," said Button. "If you are 20kg lighter than another guy, you should be quicker."

 

But F1 drivers who cross the pond to race in the ChampCar/CART/IndyCar series were a mixed bag as well. Problem with F-1 is equipment is alittle more important. Aslo, don't forgot JV also came across to the F-1.

 

Yea, right!

12 cylinders of nothing.

 

Could Paul Tracy run in F-1? Why would Jeff Gordon be a F-1 driver?

 

I doubt F1 will ever catch on in the U.S. People here like to see side-by-side paint scubbing racing, not a parade at the speed of light, with an occasional pass. Same reason Football rules over Futbol here in the U.S., and vice-versa.

Danica doesnt have a personality; something that makes a NASCAR driver marketable. F1 drivers are marketable when they win; she would fit better therem, but couldnt handle F1 IMO. The complexity of the tracks, and increased physical demands would keep her slow. Same reason most of the female fighter pilots had issues (or are dead). Dont mean to sound chauvinistic, but facts are facts.

 

They only way Danica will get a chance to drive in F1, is if she is good enough and she isn't. Again hasn't won a race since karting. Couldn't win in Dodge Pro Series(Rahal Team) and couldn't win in Atlantic series after two season(Again Team Rahal). She is only in Indy racing because of how much publicity she brings to the sport. As for Sarah Fisher a buddy of mine who is an instructor at Derek Daily, said she came out one time to drive and had a hard time shifting a car. So they had to start her in a corvette, which again she had problems. She did this while she was in the Indy racing league.

 

Lol got me there.

 

Paul Tracy tested a Benneton one year with non other than MS. He did pretty well actually, MS said he was fast, the only issue he had at the time was his weight.

 

I don't know about that. Fittipaldi, Zanardi and Mansel came from F-1, as well as Whine Pablo (Technically). All were champions in ChampCar/CART/IndyCar. And you're right JV came across as well, and was the only recent person to become successful.

 

I was also trying to thiink which ones went over to try...

Also let's not forget that Hill won a championship in a similar car to the one Villeneuve took his in, and even Coulthard was winning regularly.

And JV's not exactly covering himself in glory at the moment is he!

 

Danica finished 13th tonight. ESPN still hypes her like like she Michael Schumi.

 

"ESPN still hypes her like like she Michael Schumi."

That's an understatement. If you drank a shot every time they mentioned her name, you'd end up dead by the time the checkered flag falls. Why would she go to F1, when they're almost certain to call it the Patrick Racing League next season.

If you like Danica, you'll love Maryeve Dufault, now racing in pro formula mazda - a former Miss Hawaiian Tropic!

Maryeve Dufault in F1?

 

The G-forces in IRL are nothing close to that of Formula 1. Because they're continuously going around a big oval, sudden huge G-forces don't happen unless the drivers swerve suddenly (and at 230mph this will likely result in a spin), or have a crash (obviously). The cars are heavier and not as nimble nor powerful as Formula 1 cars.

In contrast, F1 circuits have a mix of every type of corner. Hairpins and chicanes where the drivers slow down from 300kmph+ to under 100kmph in around 100 meters (over 5G's of deceleration), and very fast, flatout corners like Maggots, Becketts, Bridge, 130R, etc, where lateral acceleration exceeds 3G's.

 

It's actually very close, plus with the longer corners while the G's may be a little less, it's sustained longer

 

Great post! In May here in Indy, it came out she really wants a Ferrari 360. The girl knows cars!!

 

It is not going to happen!

 

No, not the same. Sudden G-forces is a lot different than sustained. Also, IRL cars rarely experience G forces pushing and pulling on the driver longitudinally, it's mostly side to side. 5G braking in F1 is what is the hardest on the drivers, I really doubt Danica could sustain that for 190 miles. The HANS device does help a little, but you still need a lot of neck muscle.

13th place and she is still getting news? WTF is up with that, give credit/coverage to those that deserve it.

+1 on Maryene Dufault, she's smoking hot! Don't know how she races, but I will try to keep updated.

 

Not the same but still tough on you physically. If she keeps up 13th places she'll be old news real fast.

 

I can't find much race info on Maryeve Dufault. Only thing I could find was a grid position of like 46 for a May 31st race (I think it was May 31st). Anyways, here's her website, she's hot http://www.maryeve.com/portfolio.html

 

OK.... so what we've learned from all of this ... is that Maryeve Dufault is hotter than both Danica and Michael...thank you.

 

With the amount of money she's bound to make she'll be able to afford any Ferrari she likes soon. Sad, considering she's never won a race, lol.

 

She's getting a test with BAR Honda next week.

 

where did you hear this? are you serious? So all i gotta do is lose the Indy 500 and i can get a test too?

 

Absolutely pathetic. Couldn't believe it when I heard it, considering all the fuss. And she's not good-looking in the slightest, IMO. It was blindingly obvious the photos from the FHM shoot were heavily edited.

Based on her results alone, she should still be racing something like Formula Ford.