DANICA Patrick faces a busy summer in 2026 after the Formula One schedule was confirmed.
Nascar icon Patrick, 43, has moved into a broadcast career after her hugely-successful run behind the wheel.
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Patrick worked on Fox’s coverage last month of the Indy 500, the most prestigious race in America.
She also appears on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom to cover select Formula One races.
Patrick is a regular for North American-based races and some other dates on the F1 calendar.
Bosses this week released the entire race schedule for the 2026 F1 season.
It featured some major changes, which could lead to a headache for Patrick.
The iconic Monaco Grand Prix was pushed back from May into June.
The race in the principality off the south of France is one of the biggest days in the F1 calendar.
And that has often been staged on the same weekend as the Indy 500.
Motorsport fans can watch the race in Europe before the US-based race kicks in.
But 2026 will instead see the Canadian Grand Prix take place on the same weekend as the Indy 500.
The 110th running of the Indy 500 will be staged on Sunday 24 May, 2026.
And at the very same time, F1 will be in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix.
The Canada race is usually staged in June, like it is in 2025.
Patrick now faces a dilemma on which race she’ll be able to cover.
The 43-year-old recently appeared on coverage of the Miami Grand Prix for Sky Sports.
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There are two more US-based races to come in 2025 where she is likely to be seen.
Those are the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on October 19 and the Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 22.
Patrick recently gave a rare insight into her personal life.
Patrick was quizzed about her relationship by Haley Dillon, the wife of current NASCAR driver Ty Dillon, during an appearance on the Believe In The Good podcast.
Haley asked her: “Are you single right now?”
Patrick replied: “Yeah.” Haley then joked that she was “interested to see who’s sliding into my DMs to get to your DMs”.
Patrick later made a sexually-charged comment, saying: “That makes me screwed… so screwed… not literally, either.”
