Danica Patrick has played down suggestions she might switch to formula one.<\/p>\n
Speculation the 30-year-old American could have a future on the grand prix grid was kindled by her high-profile pole position for Nascar’s premier Sprint Cup opener at Daytona.<\/p>\n
Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko was quoted by Bild newspaper as saying while Patrick is not “on the top ten” of his list of promising F1-worthy candidates for the future, he would offer her a test.<\/p>\n
According to Austria’s Kleine Zeitung newspaper, Patrick described Marko’s offer as “nice” but insisted: “I do not need to be in formula one to have a full life.”<\/p>\n
She said she has “never been really interested” in exploring any F1 options.<\/p>\n
“It is speculation in the media,” she added, “but it has never been seriously discussed.”<\/p>\n
That is despite Williams test driver Susie Wolff admitting recently that Bernie Ecclestone is “massively pushing” for a female driver to be on the F1 grid.<\/p>\n
“At some point I think in the future we will definitely see it happen,” she said last week.<\/p>\n
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