It’s almost odd ‘they’ would single out Danica, there are more than one or two female drivers running in many races these days. I say let them race... if they crash they crash.. it’s about the racing and being lucky once and awhile.
Even with Danica’s exit, there are still two women driving in IndyCar. Both have experience with big crashes; one is Simona de Silvestro, who crashed hard during practice at Indy (and STILL managed to qualify for the race, in an overweight backup car with her hands bandaged!). The other is Katherine Legge, who had 15 minutes of fame back in ‘06, when she crashed in the Kink at Road America during a Champ Car race.
Given all the attention Legge received for crashing, I can only imagine what would ensue for auto racing’s first female driver fatality...