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Danica Patrick knows sexist criticism, which Bernie Ecclestone spews anew

If you don't know the name Bernie Ecclestone, you will now. Not for what he did in sports, but for what he said.

Danica Patrick should take offense about Ecclestone's comments about women driving in Formula One, the open-wheel series that is wildly popular everywhere except the United States. And that's just the beginning.

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Patrick did well in IndyCar, where she won a race. She has not done as well in NASCAR, where she has succeeded only in winning fans and advertisers' favor.