Racing Community Reacts To Danica Patrick's Controversial Comments

Racing Community Reacts To Danica Patrick's Controversial Comment

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Danica Patrick knows a thing or two about having success in a male-dominated field.

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The former IndyCar and NASCAR driver helped break barriers in the sport of professional racing.

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But on Sunday, Patrick is trending for what she said about the sport.

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"At the end of the day, I think the nature of the sport is masculine," she said.

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"You have to, you know, handle the car - not only just the car, because that's a skill,

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but the mindset that it takes to be really good is something that's not normal in a feminine mind, and in a female mind."

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Racing fans appear to be split on the topic.

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"As one of the most successful women in open wheel racing, should her opinion not be valid?" one fan wrote.

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