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“You feel like you have to hide it within motorsport”

Retired Le Mans racer Danny Watts has come out as gay, saying he had never felt able to be open about his sexuality while competing.

“You feel like you have to hide it within motorsport because it’s a very masculine sport,” the 37-year-old, who retired last year, told Autosport on Monday.

He said he had dealt with the situation by becoming “one of the worst of the womanisers”.

Watts told his family and friends about his sexuality several months ago, but only recently decided to formally announce it. He said lying about who he is ate him up inside, and it was healthier to open up about it.

Autosport said Watts, who was a team mate to Ferrari’s 2007 Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen in the Formula Renault junior series, was believed to be the highest profile European driver to come out.

At the top level in Formula One, a grand prix world championship that started in 1950, there has yet to be an openly gay driver.

Twice a winner of the second tier LMP2 category at the Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race, Watts is now focused on coaching drivers.

He said he no longer had to worry about how teams or sponsors might react but had no idea what response his announcement would receive from a motorsport audience.

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