FORMER Nascar champion Danica Patrick was told she was wrong about the Canadian Grand Prix track by her TV co-star Nico Rosberg.
Retired F1 world champion Rosberg disagreed with Patrick’s claim that the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is “not difficult”.
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The street track is a fans’ favourite when it comes to all the different F1 circuits over the course of a season.
And it’s not for the faint-hearted in places, with some notoriously difficult sections including the famous ‘Wall of Champions’ at the final corner.
Despite that, Patrick claimed that it’s “not a super challenging track”.
She said: “Montreal is a fun track, but it’s not the most complicated. As long as you get get the balance right.
“You get it to change directions, just be able to get on the throttle coming off, you can put it together here.”
But that was not a view shared by Patrick’s UK Sky Sports colleague Rosberg, who was Lewis Hamilton’s former sparring partner.
And the 2016 F1 champion was quick to make that known as he provided the complete opposite view of a circuit he knows very well from his racing days.
Rosberg said: “I have to disagree ever so slightly there, Danica.
“Montreal is one of the hardest tracks of the year, because there’s so many bumps and at every kerb you have to hit it so perfectly.
“It’s a real driver’s track, which is why Hamilton has won all his records here and even Max Verstappen has won all the last races, because the driver can really shine here.”
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In response, Patrick admitted that “there is a huge penalty for not being precise and that’s hitting the wall.”
That exchange came after Patrick had made a similar claim a day earlier on the Sky broadcast from Friday’s action.
While her claim went unchallenged that time, colleague Martin Brundle seemed to briefly double-take at what he had just heard.
Rosberg’s former Mercedes team-mate Hamilton has won the Canadian Grand Prix a record-equalling seven times, while Red Bull’s Verstappen missed out on a fourth consecutive win to George Russell on Sunday.
Nascar icon Patrick, 43, has moved into a broadcast career after her hugely-successful run behind the wheel.
Patrick worked on Fox’s coverage last month of the Indy 500, the most prestigious race in America.
Patrick is a regular for North American-based races and some other dates on the F1 calendar, including the Miami Grand Prix.
She 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”.
She previously dated NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers for two-and-a-half years.
Meanwhile, after Montreal on Sunday, drivers were joined by their Wags and Brad Pitt on the red carpet for the premiere of F1: The Movie in New York City.
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