Eau Rouge wrote:Maybe it's because she is where she is not by talent, but because people think she's "hot." She has ONE win at the professional level, and that was a gift by all accounts, and she's still getting top shelf cars and teams to compete with in various forms of racing. Someday, people will figure out she's a complete fake and she'll be left without a ride. And on that day, I'll be happy.
It's because she has some driving talent and is better looking than any open wheeled female to ever be in the sport. As long as those two things continue to be prevalent, big corporations and teams will continue to get her the best of everything in order to ride the marketing wave. It's business... simple as that and people will make big money off of her.
Eau Rouge wrote:
As a sidebar, Simona De Silvestro is absolutely the real deal—regardless of how she looks in a bikini or an evening gown. She has been a star at just about every level, and is continuing to impress a lot of people with her ability. The IRL would be smart to use her to promote the series, and actually give someone with some true talent a chance to be the face of your sport.
Agreed. She has shown true promise unlike any other female to recently be in the sport (Legge, Duno, Patrick, etc...).
Eau Rouge wrote:And Milka Duno needs to go back to Venezuela. She's a hazard and is going to get someone seriously hurt, if not killed, out there.
I've been saying that for a long time, but I'm afraid as long as she has access to crazy deep (I mean Abyss depths) pockets, teams will put her in a car in order to get paid.