Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he understands why Danica Patrick is not interested in switching to formula one.<\/p>\n
The F1 chief executive said he has been searching for a female driver for his sport “for years”.<\/p>\n
But American Patrick, who has moved from open wheel Indycars to Nascar, has said she has little interest.<\/p>\n
“She has everything a driver needs for F1,” Ecclestone told Bild newspaper.<\/p>\n
“How old is she?” he asked the reporter.<\/p>\n
“At 30,” Ecclestone continued once learning the answer, “I can understand why she doesn’t want to get into formula one.\u00a0 In the US she is already a superstar.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the 82-year-old Briton – who has not travelled to Australia for the 2013 season opener – said he hopes Michael Schumacher makes another return to F1, this time to run a team.<\/p>\n
“He is and remains a racer,” Ecclestone said.\u00a0 “He wants to win.<\/p>\n
“He would be a very good team leader.\u00a0 If he wants to?\u00a0 I don’t know, but I’d like to see it.”<\/p>\n
Finally, after Ayrton Senna and Niki Lauda were recently featured in major films, Ecclestone said he has no interest in being the subject of the next one.<\/p>\n
“There were movie deals (proposed), but I don’t want that,” he insisted.<\/p>\n
“I don’t have the time to waste on something like that.”<\/p>\n
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