Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti
Mario Gabriele Andrettiis an Italian American former racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR. He also won races in midget cars, and sprint cars. During his career, Andretti won the 1978 Formula One World Championship, four IndyCar titles, and IROC VI. To date, he remains the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth28 February 1940
CityMotovun, Croatia
CountryUnited States of America
I don't think I could have called my career complete without racing in IROC. You always compete against the best of the best.
If the Indy Racing League didn't have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.
Sometimes you have to bring back only the steering wheel so the car owner will know that you're giving it all you have.
Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like.
Nobody is born with a steering wheel or a gear shift in his hand. It's something you choose to do or you don't.
The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
If you don't come walking back to the pits every once in a while holding a steering wheel in your hands, you're not trying hard enough
It is amazing how may drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.
You feel for guys you know deserve it, that you know have the ability but will be considered less of a champion if they don't get it done. That's why the guy that wins it does somersaults.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
He's very much at ease with where he's at and who he is. The jury is still out (with his driving); the ultimate proof is in the races. But as a rookie going in, is he well-prepared? I think so.
In the U.S., we really have fallen short of road-racing facilities that have kept up with the times, unfortunately, but it's a fact.