Danica Patrick will not feature as an F1 pundit for Sky Sports this season after the broadcaster revealed their pundit line-up for the 2026 campaign.
IndyCar race winner Patrick, who joined Sky as a regular pundit on races stateside in 2022, last appeared on the British broadcaster’s coverage at the 2025 US Grand Prix in Austin.
Yet ahead of the new season starting in Australia this weekend, Sky have confirmed that Patrick – who has been outspoken in her political support for Donald Trump in the last few years – will “not be part of the Sky Sports F1 team going forward.”
A Sky spokesperson added that Patrick, 43, will be focusing on other projects in motorsport.
Patrick, who also raced in NASCAR and is the only woman to ever win an IndyCar series race, revealed in 2024 that she voted for Trump in the US presidential election, in what was the first time she went to the polls.
“It feels like voting for Donald Trump is like the vote of reason,” she told Fox News. “It’s like the rational, reasonable choice.
“There is a difference definitely between the way that men and women are voting, and I think maybe one of the reasons why women are having a harder time with the vote is just his [Trump’s] personality.
“That’s the most common answer you hear from people. ‘I just can’t vote for him.’ I don’t think that’s a good enough reason. You don’t have to go to dinner with him. You just have to like the country that you live in.
“I feel like most of all, though, what this country could be if he gets into office, with all the amazing, brilliant people who are supporting him, I feel like it can not only make America great again but make America greater than it’s ever been.”
Patrick also appeared on season six of Drive to Survive in 2024, but was replaced by 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button last year.
As for Button, he will attend more races this season for Sky, having retired from all forms of motorsport last year. Regular co-commentator Martin Brundle is set to work around 16 of the 24 races.
Other former drivers appearing on Sky’s coverage throughout the year include 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, 2016 champion Nico Rosberg, ex-drivers Karun Chandhok and Anthony Davidson, as well as W Series champion Jamie Chadwick.
Simon Lazenby will continue to be the lead presenter, with Natalie Pinkham stepping in for her first race in Japan at the end of the month. Rachel Brookes will continue as the lead media pen reporter, with Ted Kravitz in the pit-lane and David Croft as lead commentator.
The new campaign starts with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend, with the race starting at 4am (GMT).
