For all of Danica Patrick’s “look at me, I’m hot” propaganda, we’re sure she’d rather be sitting behind the wheel of a car rather than cavorting on Maxim shoots. But hey, we can’t hate on someone trying to pay the bills, especially someone with actual talent (did Anna Kournikova agree to pose for Playboy yet?). She did win her first IndyCar race in April—the first woman to do so—which is why she’s able to try out for Honda’s F1 team. Of course, this isn’t sitting well with her potential teammates who think every woman has the figure of an anime heroine.

Honda’s current driver Jenson Button has suggested her career in Formula 1 might face a big obstacle.

He has said: “A girl with big boobs would never be comfortable in the car, and the mechanics wouldn’t concentrate. Can you imagine strapping her in?”

Uh… has Button ever seen Patrick? She’s not exactly Pam Anderson. With all the padding racers wear, we’re sure strapping her small bust in won’t be any different than a racer who’s moobs have grown from sampling the exotic cuisine on the circuit a little too much.

Race car beauty wins shot at being first woman Formula 1 driver for 30 years [Daily Mail]
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