Overview
- Sky Sports confirmed its 2026 Formula 1 broadcast roster without Danica Patrick, keeping the rest of its on-air team unchanged and adding no replacement.
- Patrick told the Associated Press she chose not to return, saying she called after the 2025 season to pursue other projects, build a new company and serve on boards.
- A Sky spokesperson said Patrick will not be part of the F1 team going forward and will be focusing on other work.
- Patrick joined Sky’s pundit pool in 2021 and mainly covered the North American rounds; her last Sky appearance was during the 2025 United States Grand Prix in Austin.
- Coverage of her departure noted prior controversies around her on-air comments about women in motorsport and her political activity, which had made her a polarizing figure among viewers.