Danica Patrick appears to have lost her job as a Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst the same day that her ex-boyfriend, Aaron Rodgers, railed against his exes in a fiery appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.
Sky Sports released its broadcasting lineup for the upcoming season on Wednesday, March 4, and Patrick’s name was notably missing, despite her working for the network since 2021.
Patrick, 43, has not publicly addressed the situation as of Thursday, March 5. Us Weekly has reached out to Sky Sports for comment on her departure.
Earlier on Wednesday, Rodgers, 42, told Pat McAfee that his current wife, Brittani, doesn’t seek attention the way that his exes did, though he did not name names. (Rodgers and Patrick dated from 2017 to 2020.)
“I dealt with clinically bipolar. I dealt with depressed relevance-seeking,” he said. “I dealt with people that wanted to search out other possibilities before they could commit to me and then they go on TV talking about how I ruined their lives and all this s***. I just want to say, ‘Move on with your life. Stop lying about me. Just move on with your life and be happy.’”
Rodgers continued, “I was with individuals who called the paparazzi, who talked about where I was living, who coerced me into making the proverbial Instagram and social media posts. I never really wanted to live a public life.”
Patrick has also not spoken publicly about Rodgers’ comments on Wednesday.
As the F1 season approaches, with the 2026 Australian Grand Prix beginning Friday, March 6, fans have been left to speculate about the former NASCAR driver’s absence.
In previous seasons, she has been the subject of criticism from viewers for what they saw as bland analysis and a lack of expertise because she never competed in Formula 1. Others have pointed to Patrick’s outspoken support for President Donald Trump and her willingness to embrace conspiracy theories on her “Pretty Intense” podcast.
Patrick most recently sparked controversy when she weighed in on Bad Bunny’s scheduled performance at halftime of Super Bowl LX in February.
“Oh fun,” Patrick wrote via X when Bad Bunny, 31, was announced as the halftime headliner in September 2025. “No songs in English should not be allowed at one of America’s highest rated television events of the year … not just for sports.”
Patrick also lobbied for an alternative halftime show, which eventually came to fruition with Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show.
“To say, ‘Look, if you don’t want to watch a halftime performance and watch Bad Bunny, come watch this,’” Patrick said in an October appearance on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast. “And it’s probably going to be tempting, even for me. Because I like to watch a great performance and I like to sing along.”
