From what I've seen and heard, the DTM is part of a bigger racing festival. I'm used to that from the Champ Cars, which was very much like a travelling circus - but this is going to be like a travelling circus with a family, which is even better.
The question of rivalry with other female drivers, such as Mercedes' Susie Stoddart, is always one that is brought up by the press but, for me, there really is no rivalry. Out here in the US, it was always Danica Patrick and me, but I think that most of the female drivers that are worth their salt think of it the same way as I do, and that's that we're race car drivers. The car doesn't know any different, and I think of Susie as I would any other driver out there - she's one of however many to beat.
This season may be another new beginning for me, but having left Champ Car behind doesn't mean that I will forget about it altogether. I think unification is a good thing for US open-wheel motorsport, and they needed to do it for a number of reasons. NASCAR is taking over the world over here but, in years gone by, the Indianapolis 500 was one of the biggest races in the world. It was beginning to dwindle a little bit but, with unification and having the big names and big teams coming from both sides, it should be a good thing for the race.
I think the way that unification happened maybe wasn't so good, as I think it has left a lot of Champ Car teams rushing around, trying to get ready - I'm still friendly with a few people from the teams over here and they were working 20-hour days to get ready for the tests. It's going to be tough for them, but it's the right thing for US motorsport, and I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it to see what happens.
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