Danica Patrick had an admonishment for all of those fans who keep questioning why she accepts celebrity exposure that highlights her gender and accentuates her sexuality.
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“I guess I want the respect, you know, but I don’t think I have ever said I want to be treated just like every guy,” Danica Patrick, 26, said in a one-on-one chat at the grand prix offices. “I would challenge you to find where I said that.
“I’ve always said I know I’m not like every other driver. I know I’m a girl out there. I know I’m unique. I’m different. I get more attention because of those things.”
She makes no apologies for any of her photo shoots and says being invited back by Sports Illustrated was an honor.
“It’s part of my personality,” she said. “I enjoy being feminine. I enjoy getting made up. I was blown away to get invited the first time, and to have such a response that they wanted me back again was like, oh my gosh, I never expected that.”
Talk of her moving to NASCAR has died down, but with this being the third year of her three-year contract with Andretti Green Racing, it could pick back up, she acknowledged.
“For me, it’s not so much about what formula or what team or whatever, but just that I’m doing well,” Patrick said.
“My dream is to win and be successful and kick butt wherever I go.”
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