[RayChuang88]

There are a lot of sponsors willing to put up the money to get Danica Patrick trained to get the FIA Super Licence needed to race in Formula 1.

[BBB333]

No doubt. Haas himself said it was unlikely for the team to have her.

He’s not spending a massive amount of money to build a new team, then train a new F1 driver - he’ll look to the pool of drivers who are current and qualified.

It’s a business decision.

There are, and have been, female test drivers for F1 teams. Perhaps this could be a route for Patrick. Several years as a test driver, gaining familiarity with the car, then a seat...

[Chode]

problem for her is, she's not qualified to apply for a Super License...

Requirements[edit]

To qualify for an FIA Super Licence the requesting driver must already be the holder of a Grade A competition licence, and additionally meet the requirements of the 2013 FIA International Sporting Code, Appendix L.^[1][2] These requirements state that the driver must be either the reigning champion in a lower category of motor sport, for example Formula 3 (British, Italian or Japanese championship, or Euro Series), Formula 2, or GP2 Series (formerly known as Formula 3000), or must have consistently finished well in these categories. For example, a driver finishing in the first three positions five times within the last two years in GP2 will be eligible for a Super Licence.

Additionally, drivers who have competed in the IndyCar Series are eligible for a Super Licence if they finished within the first four places of the driver's championship. This allows drivers from the United States domestic series to move into Formula One without first taking part in other FIA sanctioned events. Under exceptional circumstances Appendix L also allows the FIA to award a Super Licence to a driver who does not meet the normal criteria if a vote reveals unanimous agreement by the members, and provided that the driver has completed 300 kilometers of testing at racing speeds in a current car.