that’s because we’re all pushing
each other that much harder.
I don’t think the changes to the
weight regulations made any real
difference to me. My issue was
with the principle of it: OK, I’m
smaller, lighter; but that also means
it’s physically harder for me, too –
harder still when you add more
weight to the car! They came up
with the variable steering rack, but
Danica Patrick
Dan Streck/LAT
everyone got it – and not everyone got the weight
put on that I did. But it is what it is, and I go along
with the rules.
As I said, we’ve had some good weekends, but there
have been bad ones, too. I think we’re still a good,
strong team – one of the top teams – and we’re
working hard, but between us, we only had two wins,
so maybe we’ve lost a hair of that edge. We’ve got one
driver up there, but not two or three, like we should
each weekend. But I mean that in the sense of a top
team’s struggles – it’s not like we can’t figure it out.
We had bad luck, too. There were good top-six
finishes at the start of the year, but it would have felt
more rounded as a season if those had continued. But
at least we got a win.
The media attention after that brought it home
to me that people really are always watching.
Anything from making a face, to not signing an
autograph, to being in a bad mood, or whatever – it
all comes back to haunt you. People are willing to
talk about those negatives too, because it’s a story.
HOW WAS IT FOR YOU?
When people watch golf, they want
to know what Tiger’s doing. They
don’t necessarily care how well he’s
doing; they just want to know what
he’s doing. Well, I feel it’s the same
thing with me: good
time or bad time, the
media puts something
out because
there’s a demand
for that stuff.
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