Michael Andretti
Michael Andretti
Michael Mario Andrettiis a retired American racing driver, who won the 1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series. A legend in CART, he drove in the series both before and after his time in Formula One with McLaren, becoming the third most successful driver in CART history with 42 race victories. Since retiring from the cockpit, he runs his own IndyCar team, which runs his son, Marco Andretti, as well as a team in the FIA Formula E Championship. Andretti...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth5 October 1962
CityBethlehem, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I just felt so bad for him his year has been that way. He's had such strong cars in every race. I think he's probably had the strongest car over the year, but he's had the worst luck over the year. I just felt so bad when I saw that thing stall. I couldn't believe it.
I just felt so bad for him ù his year has been that way. He's had such strong cars in every race. I think he's probably had the strongest car over the year, but he's had the worst luck over the year. I just felt so bad when I saw that thing stall. I couldn't believe it.
There are a lot of things that could have gone into it, so to speculate would be wrong.
I don't think Americans embrace Formula One like every other country embraces Formula One. You really don't get the support like a driver from, say, Germany would. It's a lot more difficult for sure.
You can't believe how excited I am. Getting to watch Marco and then competing with him at Indy . . . these are opportunities I didn't think I'd have.
My initial motivation was to come back and race with Marco. But now I'm very excited about the chance to win this race. I'm excited to do it.
Marco probably could hold his own in the big car on this road course. We want him to get some more experience on the ovals before he moves up (to the Indy Racing League).
Marco is his own driver. He's got a lot more patience than I did at that age. That patience will help make him special in the future. It could add up to a lot of championships.
I expect that whomever is in front after that final pit stop will win the race. That means your pit crew has to be flawless in that last stop. If you pull out of the pits with the lead, you'll be very, very hard to pass. At that point, it's yours to lose.
He's all but signed. It's not 100 percent done, but we're down to the piddly stuff.
He's going to a good team, but also to a team where they do things differently. It may take him some time to adjust.
He didn't have a perfect car in the race today. He drove like a true veteran.
Very exciting times for us ... and me personally, obviously, with everything that's going on. I think with the team that we have, it's just been a dream these last three years.
Would I be back here if it wasn't for Marco? No. Now that I'm here, I'm going to try to win.