racer Patrick angry over weight gain
Mar 27, 6:44 pm EDT
MIAMI (AFP) - American racing driver Danica Patrick, one of just two women in the Indy-car championship, has criticised plans which she claims punishes her for being slender.
The 26-year-old, who is still searching for a first victory as her fourth season begins, is upset by a new rule to equalize the weights of each car allowing for differences in driver size.
Some rivals had said Patrick, the slimmest Indy-car racer who is just 5ft 2in tall and weighs in at 100 pounds, had an edge because of her lighter size. Now extra weight will be added to cars for lighter racers and trimmed from tubs for heavier ones.
"If someone is going to take the hit it's going to be me," Patrick said. "It's disappointing the league decided to do that. Just your God-given stature is being penalized."
Venezuela's Milka Duno is the second woman in the 29-driver championship which begins a new season here on Sunday.
Indy racer Patrick angry over weight gain - NASCAR - Yahoo! Sports
I guess Robby was right...I wonder why it's taken this long for the sanctioning body to do something about it......where they trying to give their new star an advantage???