If you ever wondered what seven-time Formula 1 champion and former NASCAR & INDYCAR driver Danica Patrick have in common? Well, it’s something they’ve both done in their lives, something very particular. That something is having to fire their parents.

In an interview, Patrick spoke about how she was in a relationship where she was “forced to choose”, and eventually, push her parents out.

This prompted Graham Bensinger, the interviewer, to mention how Lewis Hamilton had also expressed a similar incident in which he had to fire his father, which was “the hardest thing he’s ever had to do in his life.” 

“Both my parents worked for me, both my parents. And they sold the glass company so they can come and manage me, drive my bus, and do everything. I think it’s best not to have your parents work for you,” she described.

“Especially when the boss is the child.”

“I think that’s a really tough dynamic,” Patrick continued. “Like, how do you hold your parents accountable for the little things when they’re your parents?”

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Do you have to be fit to be a racecar driver? Danica Patrick doesn’t think so!

Racecar drivers are some of the fittest, most agile, and mentally sharp athletes there are on this planet. However, on the flip side of the coin, there are drivers that aren’t exactly fit, but still excel in their careers.

So does a driver need to be physically fit to thrive in motorsports?

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Danica Patrick doesn’t think so.

“You don’t have to be that fit. Especially in NASCAR, there are some drivers you look at and think that they probably don’t work out that much. Physical fitness is important, but then you got guys like Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman and they do just fine,” she said.

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“A general amount of flexibility and some endurance is good. You get conditioned by doing the actual job itself. I am more fit than I need to be to do the job.”