i sports, i blog

A female race car driver Danica Patrick won at the Japan 300 in Indy-car car. She was acknowledged the first female driver in Indy history to win the race. She cried after won the race. As a female driver, she really suffered a lot of pressure from the others’ critics. On 2005, she became only the fourth woman to ever race in the Indy 500, and she finished fourth, which made her to take the rookie of the year honors. Before she won the race, she was criticized as the most famous race cat driver without a win. Now she said she can breathe a little bit easier. What was more important for her win was she won all the male drivers in the mix race. It’s not only good news for her, but also for all the women.
I think Danica Patrick’s win is really a breakthrough for women. In the sport field, there is sexual discrimination which has existed for a long time. Race car, just like American football, is regarded a kind of male sport. Whenever there is a female takes part in it, critics, audiences and her competitors will always question her ability, even if she is good enough. It’s really unfair to the women. Just as Danica Patrick herself has said “People are watching, and that means if you do well, they are there. But if you do bad, they are watching, too.” People watch the mixed competition, sometimes just like watch a show. They just pay attention to the female’s result, but never carefully concern how hard her tries to win the competition. So if we want to prove women can do much well than male. I think the best way is to practice more and win more mixed competitions.