Danica has lost the plot!

Ryan_Briscoe1 · 4 Jun 2007, 09:50 (Ref:1928260)

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/59399

Who does she think she is? She can't go around pushing other drivers like she is tough, all the media hype has gone to her head. Someone needs to put her in her place.

Bullett · 4 Jun 2007, 10:03 (Ref:1928273)

"You turned into me. If you don't think I'm going to remember this, you're crazy." If that is her thought that she can go and purposely hit him shes nuts. Stupid thing to say, she seems to shoot her mouth off a lot.

"She seems to whine a lot," Wheldon said. "She's obviously got a lot of pressure on her. Her teammates are winning races and she's not."...Well said after all it's only Danica

Racer_kyle · 4 Jun 2007, 10:07 (Ref:1928283)

Prima Donna.

I agree that Wheldon was foolish to try that move, but "that's racing" - this stuff happens. Get over it Danica, and get your own back by beating him fair and square on the track.

ThePenguin · 4 Jun 2007, 15:46 (Ref:1928554)

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Originally Posted by Racer_kyle

Prima Donna.

I agree that Wheldon was foolish to try that move, but "that's racing" - this stuff happens. Get over it Danica, and get your own back by beating him fair and square on the track.

The problem with that plan is that she can't beat him fair and square on the track.

deejay · 4 Jun 2007, 10:21 (Ref:1928296)

The accident did look to be Dan's fault, but not cool behaviour from Danica post-race.

cptkablamo · 4 Jun 2007, 10:36 (Ref:1928301)

Last time she did it, she had so many people fooled...but not this time...the pressure is showing...

Alan Raine · 4 Jun 2007, 11:09 (Ref:1928324)

Lucky it wasn't Paul Tracy, although she might have kept her helmet on

(Yes I know PT isn't in IRL)

runshaw · 4 Jun 2007, 12:52 (Ref:1928424)

Ha she slapped Lazier in 05!? Did she get a fine? If two male drivers come together they are likely to punch rather than slap and they would get into all sorts of trouble! Was she let off because she is a lady racer? Pushing, shoving, slapping- deary me!

rcarr · 4 Jun 2007, 13:00 (Ref:1928432)

He should have said "if you can't take the heat go back too the kitchen!"

It was funny in my head anyway!

She is definately a prima donna, its racing, these things happen, just because she is the media's darling, doesn't mean that she should be given everything on a plate in racing, she must earn the respect of the other drivers.

amier · 4 Jun 2007, 13:00 (Ref:1928433)

She should be fined for unsporting behaviour! Silly moo!

Bluewolf · 4 Jun 2007, 18:08 (Ref:1928653)

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Originally Posted by amier

She should be fined for unsporting behaviour! Silly moo!

I agree completely -- Danica knows of course that there will be no physical retalition from any male driver when she gets physical, so she takes advantage of that -- and that's hitting below the belt as far as I'm concerned -- so they should fine her about $10,000 and double it each time she does it -- eventually she'll get the message.

runshaw · 4 Jun 2007, 14:21 (Ref:1928487)

The IRL is quite possibly the most boring racing series in the world, I side with Jacques Villeneuve on that one. But at least Danica's playground behaviour is the talk of the race rather than the race itself, makes it more interesting! Go Danica!

rcarr · 4 Jun 2007, 14:33 (Ref:1928497)

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Originally Posted by runshaw

The IRL is quite possibly the most boring racing series in the world, I side with Jacques Villeneuve on that one. But at least Danica's playground behaviour is the talk of the race rather than the race itself, makes it more interesting! Go Danica!

Boring?? Depends what your definition of boring is really. In my opinion IRL is alot less boring than Formula 1! We hardly see any passing going on in F1 anymore, whereas in IRL you get a lead change all the time, it is alot less predictable than F1 is! We have to rely on the pitstops in F1 to make it more interesting! I find motorsport interesting, i don't find the strategy that James Allen waffles on about interesting in the slightest! Who cares how much more fuel LH is carrying than FA! It has become more of a strategy game than a proper sport!

2cv racing is 1 of the best forms of circuit racing around, yes they are slow but competitive! I know 2cvs are faster than people think especially racing ones! 80mph heading down towards the 1st corner with nearly no brakes isn't fun!

If you are basing your argument on oval racing as being boring you are very naive!

runshaw · 4 Jun 2007, 14:44 (Ref:1928506)

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Originally Posted by rcarr

Boring?? Depends what your definition of boring is really. In my opinion IRL is alot less boring than Formula 1! We hardly see any passing going on in F1 anymore, whereas in IRL you get a lead change all the time, it is alot less predictable than F1 is!

I assure you I'm not naiive. But I can tell you that the lead changes on every lap in the IRL because all they have to do is turn left slightly on full throttle, slipstreaming is easy. Would you call Michael Schumacher naiive? Because he says he can't understand where the challenge lies if you race on ovals. Now lets not get into this pointless argument as it will become an enormous thread. Back to Danica!

chavez · 7 Jun 2007, 22:57 (Ref:1931792)

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Originally Posted by runshaw

I assure you I'm not naiive. But I can tell you that the lead changes on every lap in the IRL because all they have to do is turn left slightly on full throttle, slipstreaming is easy. Would you call Michael Schumacher naiive? Because he says he can't understand where the challenge lies if you race on ovals. Now lets not get into this pointless argument as it will become an enormous thread. Back to Danica!

It is always good to wake up and log-on to Ten-Tenths for a good laugh.

indycool · 8 Jun 2007, 00:07 (Ref:1931816)

A BIG laugh. Guess Indy brings out the easy-oval crowd.

runshaw · 8 Jun 2007, 00:19 (Ref:1931822)

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Originally Posted by chavez

It is always good to wake up and log-on to Ten-Tenths for a good laugh.

Yeah, read the sentence after the one you highlighted, guess you're laughing at Schumacher then.

I guess this will be deleted by the mods, but I want to point something out which i genuinely think is a valid point. On the first page of threads of the IRL on this forum, there has been 5 threads with over 1,000 views. 3 of the threads are 'Danica has lost the plot'---'is Danica Patrick that attractive'---'Milko Duno to run 10 races'. How much interesting news does the IRL have? If the mods delete this paragraph, enough said.

runshaw · 4 Jun 2007, 14:45 (Ref:1928507)

By the way I love 2CV racing!

rcarr · 4 Jun 2007, 14:51 (Ref:1928514)

Danica is a silly little girl who can't take the heat of IRL racing, so she blames someone else for her own short comings!

Down F0rce · 4 Jun 2007, 14:53 (Ref:1928517)

Looked like a racing incident to me. In the footage I've seen Dan was tough but he held his line, he didn't move down the track like Danica would like to think he did. In fact, there was enough space for her to move down the track too but instead opted for the same piece of real estate than Dan was occupying. Her actions after the race were also unnecessary. Dan may not have made a freind in this race, but it's not like she'll be Miss Popular at this rate.

rcarr · 4 Jun 2007, 15:12 (Ref:1928528)

Wooooooo! Danica bashing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGAihpmUVYE

All I can say to this is yeah right!

Adie · 4 Jun 2007, 17:05 (Ref:1928597)

Here's a video of the incident. TBH It's a racing incident. Danica could have moved but chose not too - Wheldon took the racing line.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n0TMvEHwcY

Hepatic · 4 Jun 2007, 17:31 (Ref:1928620)

racing incident - i thought the same when i saw it live and i still think the same after watching it a few times. Dan is taking his normal line thru that corner, Danica is trying to stay a little higher as she knows Dario is on the inside, but Dan doesn't know that and if he goes higher he's going to hit the marbles and find the wall. She wasn't along side, so it's up to her to make the move cleanly, not for Dan. All she had to do was feather the throttle a bit more, fall in behind Dan and make the move later. No malice or bad driving on anyone's part, it's all part of oval racing.

deejay · 4 Jun 2007, 22:11 (Ref:1928854)

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Originally Posted by Hepatic

racing incident - i thought the same when i saw it live and i still think the same after watching it a few times. Dan is taking his normal line thru that corner, Danica is trying to stay a little higher as she knows Dario is on the inside, but Dan doesn't know that and if he goes higher he's going to hit the marbles and find the wall. She wasn't along side, so it's up to her to make the move cleanly, not for Dan. All she had to do was feather the throttle a bit more, fall in behind Dan and make the move later. No malice or bad driving on anyone's part, it's all part of oval racing.

I think the mistake was Wheldon's. Danica was actually in front of him on the straight and had track position. Dan should have yielded. Instead he tried to go deep into the corner on the high side but failed to get far enough ahead of her to take the racing line. He seemed to expect her to just jump out of the way.

The issue was confused by Dario. I’m sure Danica got a call from her spotter that he was below her so instead of going down to the bottom of the track she committed to a middle line not knowing that Dario would pull back. There wasn’t much she could do.

Ultimately a racing incident but most of the blame goes to Dan as he was the one who could have avoided it.

rcarr · 4 Jun 2007, 22:21 (Ref:1928868)

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Originally Posted by deejay

Ultimately a racing incident but most of the blame goes to Dan as he was the one who could have avoided it.

So what, we all have had racing incidents but there is no need for her to slap Dan! I almost took out a fellow (female) competitor, a good number of times, but she would never slap me after the race.

Like Cheryl Tweedy beating up that women in the toilets a while back, it doesn't matter who you are and how famous you are. Its slightly similar to the old Senna vs Irvine and Senna vs Schumacher..."but I am Senna" kind of mentality!

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