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Ecclestone understands Danica’s reluctance to move to F1
Ecclestone understands Danica's reluctance to move to F1 13 March, 2013 Danica Patrick
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he understands why NASCAR star Danica Patrick is not interested in switching to Formula 1.
The Formula 1 chief executive said he has been searching for a female driver for his sport 'for years'.
But American Patrick, who has moved from open wheel Indycars to Nascar, has said she has little interest.
'She has everything a driver needs for Formula 1,' Ecclestone told Bild newspaper.
'How old is she?' he asked the reporter.
'At 30,' Ecclestone continued once learning the answer, 'I can understand why she doesn't want to get into Formula 1. In the US she is already a...
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