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‘Back at it in Miami!’ The dress Danica Patrick wore to cover F1 divides the Internet

Danica Patrick at the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series/Miami Herald file
Danica Patrick at the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series/Miami Herald file Orlando Sentinel

What do you wear to cover the Miami Grand Prix?

Danica Patrick went for cute and comfortable for Sunday’s race, opting for a pair of white sneakers and a white minidress.

Imagine the former IndyCar Series driver’s surprise when she shared a picture of herself working at the Miami International Autodrome, then got backlash in the comments.

Alongside the snap of herself, Patrick wrote, ”Back at it in Miami with @skysportsf1!”

While a good chunk of her fans were complimentary (e.g., “Total goddess!”), a few people couldn’t help but opine.

Their issue was with the 43-year-old’s one-shouldered number.

A couple of trolls wrote Patrick looked like she was headed to a toga party. A few others said the dress resembled a bed sheet.

One social media user had enough time on his/her hands to analyze the slinky meets sleek get-up:

“I love Danica clear back to her Indy days,” wrote the keyboard warrior meets fashion critic. “She is a beautiful, motivated woman. But this dress looks like her luggage missed the plane and she had to use a hotel towel. Bad is bad.”

There was at least one adult in the room:

“Don’t look if you don’t like. If one has nothing pleasant to comment, then keep the trap shut.”

Patrick didn’t tag the designer, nor did she respond to her haters. Seems she owned the dress, and hopefully even swapped out the sneaks for heels and rocked it at the club later.

Madeleine Marr
Miami Herald
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
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