Danica not apologetic
A week after a confrontation with fellow driver Milka Duno that quickly became a popular YouTube video, Danica Patrick said her only regret is not thinking about how public it would be.
The incident took place in the pits at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after last Saturday’s morning practice, when Patrick walked to the wall behind Duno’s pit to talk to the Venezuelan driver about getting in her way on the track.
Duno didn’t want to talk with Patrick and kept telling her to “go away,” even tossing a towel in her direction once and then in her face before Patrick finally walked away. The incident, which lasted about one minute, was caught by a photographer on video.
Thursday at Edmonton, where she will race in Saturday’s IndyCar Series event, Patrick said she should have known her efforts to talk with Duno on pit lane would become public fodder.
“I don’t think that’s something that happens every weekend,” Patrick said. “All I can do is pay attention to the situation and realize that people are watching. A time and a place for everything.
“I just need to watch it, be careful, you know, not do anything that does anything that draws attention that’s not always the most positive. I want kids to be fans of me, and parents to be excited about watching, too. I am not afraid to have conversations with other drivers.”
