If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
MARIO ANDRETTIThere is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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.
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You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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Let the police worry about somebody who wants to speed. Don’t force them pass in the right lane and zig zag, which can create an accident, just because you think you’re correct.
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Whatever the changes, from one era to the next, Pocono has maintained its character and significance to me, and it always will. My family shares this sentiment.
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From a prestige standpoint, the U.S. needs to host Formula 1. And I think Formula 1, they know they need the U.S. as well. So many companies that are global are based in the United States support Formula 1.
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I’ve always said, ‘I didn’t have a Plan B in life.’ I was in pursuit of my dream from the very beginning. It’s all about desire and passion. At all costs.
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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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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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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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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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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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When a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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Staging Formula One is incredibly expensive.
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Whenever you’re aggressive, you’re at the edge of mistakes.
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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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You dream what you’re supposed to do.
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I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.
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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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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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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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