danica patrick
We all know
what Pedro de la Rosa thinks about women in motorsport. Now, we've got CBS Sports'
Gregg Doyel weighing in on
Danica Patrick's win, proclaiming the Indy Racing League to be an inferior racing series. Most people will agree the IRL isn't the highest pinnacle of motorsports, but Doyel thinks
"the IRL is not real racing. Not real good racing, anyway. It's not the best car circuit in this country — that would be NASCAR ... what is the IRL? It's a training ground for decent drivers who hope to be good enough to race somewhere important some day ... Winning in the IRL isn't a matter of talent..."
" Wait, what? He thinks
NASCAR takes more
skill? Hmm. Certainly there are some very skilled NASCAR drivers, and sure, there is competition, but it seems to us like Doyel is just shooting his mouth off. Suggesting the IRL isn't real racing, given the timing, comes across like Gregg is trying to deny Danica's skills. Which he then proceeds to do:
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A satirical look at Chinese automaker Chelfing making a Freudian slip on what they think about female drivers. [