Simona de Silvestro to Team Penske

UPDATE According to the HVM team Simona is under contract to them, hence we are downgrading this rumor to 'false.'

05/31/11

Simona de Silvestro is one class act and a heck of a good race car driver – The perfect fit for Team Penske

One rumor making the rounds at Indy was that Simona de Silvestro is being recruited by Team Penske to replace Ryan Briscoe or Helio Castroneves and don't be surprised if you see her Nuclear Energy sponsor go with her.

With strong rumors that Danica Patrick will move to NASCAR fulltime in 2012, IndyCar would benefit from having a woman driver as good as de Silvestro winning races on a consistent basis, something Danica Patrick was never able to do.

We can see the shirts now all over the IndyCar paddock – Danica Who?