Danica Patrick talks with Tom Clarkson on Beyond the Grid

Danica Patrick: winner, leader, competitor

F1F1 is the pinnacle of open wheel,  single seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally.... There's more... was her ‘goal’ once upon a time, but she made history in IndyCarIndyCar is the elite US-based open-wheel class. The Indy grid runs the same chassis and aerodynamic kit, with power coming... There's more... and NASCAR. Danica Patrick’s early racing career followed the course of so many F1 stars: karting championships, a teenage move to Europe, an impressive result at the prestigious Formula FordFormula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single-seater, open-wheel formula racing. The worldwide... There's more... Festival, and meetings with former F1 champions and team bosses.

But it was back in the US that made her mark on motorsport, winning in IndyCar and leading the Indy500.

Was racing in F1 ever a possibility?

Danica tells Tom ClarksonTom Clarkson is an F1 reporter having joined the BBC team in 2013 (IMBd). He reported on F1 for BBC... There's more... about her life in racing: why oval racing differs from road course driving, how team ordersTeam orders is a scenario whereby the team's principal and or strategist will decide what is best for the team... There's more... may have denied her more success, and how she feels about Formula 1Formula 1 is the pinnacle of open-wheel,  single-seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally. Also... There's more... today.

I wanted to be the first me and not the next somebody else