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Patrick was scheduled to test for Formula One team Honda in November 2008,[148] but this was called off when the Honda team pulled out of the sport.[149] In late 2009, the American Formula One team US F1 allegedly considered testing Patrick for a potential drive in 2010.[150] However, she said she was not contacted by anyone from the team and had no plans to leave the IndyCar Series for Formula One at the time.[151] After the announcement of the return of Formula One to the United States in 2012, Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said that "to have someone like Danica Patrick in F1 would be a perfect advert."[152] However, in 2015, Patrick asserted that she had no desire to move into Formula One, because she was too old to switch racing series; she said that she felt more comfortable being around her family and friends in NASCAR.[153]