Even if it’s a long ways down the track, it punches a hole in the air that has to help. When you’re running alone, you can feel the difference, and it shows on the clock, too.
MARIO ANDRETTIBut every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own – Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
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If the Indy Racing League didn’t have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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You do a period of go-karting until you’re at the age of qualifying for a ride in a ‘school-kart,’ then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
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I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.
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It seemed like whenever I got a bona fide offer from Ferrari, I couldn’t do it. And vice versa – when I was ready, their seats were taken.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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At Indy, we are the NASA of the production-car world, and that’s clearly why manufacturers are involved – it’s such a good testbed.
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My wife loves football, but I think she’s resigned to the fact that I’ll never make it there.
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You dream what you’re supposed to do.
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If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that’s really what it feels like.
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The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
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