Ecclestone/Part 2 Danica Patrick

Bernie Ecclestone might want to work on his apologies.

It seemed the Formula One president and CEO had seen the error of his words about women racing with men when he called Danica Patrick over the weekend, presumably to apologize.

But then he repeated his comments.

Ecclestone made news last week with his comments made in response to Patrick's fourth-place finish at the Indianpolis 500.

Asked about Patrick's success, Ecclestone acknowledged her strong finish, but then made an assessment about women racing with men that caused a stir, saying, "You know I've got one of those wonderful ideas ... women should be dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances."

On Saturday, Patrick received a phone call from Ecclestone, in which he complimented her on her performance at the Indy 500, the Indy Star reported.


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insults one of the better drivers in the usa....
pisses off tony george who just sunk millions upon millions to bring f1 to america on a long term basis.....
bernie ranks up there with some of the dumbist people in the world of sports

An ass with a lot of money and a (dwindling) hold on Formula One racing worldwide. Wait til the new series starts up. Anyhow, one of his previous statements about women in F1:

The 74-year-old told Autosport racing magazine in Feb. 2000 that women would never excel in Formula One. He added that if a woman did make it, "she would have to be a woman who was blowing away the boys. ... What I would really like to see happen is to find the right girl, perhaps a black girl with super looks, preferably Jewish or Muslim, who speaks Spanish."

He is "old school" and a royal pain in the arse. He needs to apologize to all the women in auto racing let alone all women period! He may be pretty good knowing how to make Formula One a financial success but he's a piece of shit human being.

And I'm being kind.