Dario Franchitti
Dario Franchitti
George Dario Marino Franchitti, MBE, known professionally as Dario Franchitti, is a retired British racing driver. He is a four time IndyCar Series champion, a three time winner of the Indianapolis 500as well as a winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. Franchitti started his career in his native United Kingdom in the early 1990s, competing in Formula Vauxhall and Formula Three and was also the winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1992. After Franchitti did not secure...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth19 May 1973
capable character few generous helped last men roles selfish strange tony year
Tony is a very strange character. He is one of the most generous and most selfish men I have met. I think he is capable of doing it. I helped him a few times last year to the championship. If the roles were reversed, I would do the same thing for him.
last nice track
Very nice to be the last one on the track for one-lap qualifying.
happy hard next push
I was not very happy with the way things were going, ... I've lightened up considerably, but I will push very hard for that championship next year.
happy
I was not very happy with the way things were going.
quick season strong
I think performance-wise we had a strong season and we were very quick in most of the races.
cannot continue
We just cannot continue to have these things happen.
car caution good happy lucky others
We were lucky with those caution flags, and I am happy with our finish. My car was well balanced, but not as good as the others were.
paul shock
I'm still in shock about the whole thing. I didn't know Paul very well, but I've been through this before. I just feel for his family. It's such a tragedy.
friend good lost means six
I lost a good friend here six years ago and this means a lot to all of us who were friends of Greg Moore.
friend good lost six
I lost a good friend here six years ago,
fell finishing high last left people problems sets sure team win year
Finishing 1-2-3-4 last year was amazing. It was something people thought we couldn't do, and we weren't so sure we could do it. Things just fell our way as a team last year. I was disappointed not to win it because of the problems in our pit. We left Homestead on a high note. We really did. That sets us up for the whole season.
difficult looking team
It's looking difficult now. (Wheldon) and his team keep doing this kind of a job.
street
It's a little bumpy, but I like that in a street course.
car keeping piece talking
You're talking about keeping the car in one piece for 24 hours. That's the important thing.