Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
MARIO ANDRETTIUnfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
MARIO ANDRETTIThere’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.
MARIO ANDRETTII will never say ‘retired’ because that’s such a finality that I don’t want to be part of my life. I’ll work until they throw me in a box.
MARIO ANDRETTIYou dream what you’re supposed to do.
MARIO ANDRETTIThe day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call ‘the good old days.’
MARIO ANDRETTII don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
MARIO ANDRETTIAnd I often said, I wish I could’ve had some of his patience. I know it would have worked for me many times.
MARIO ANDRETTIYou see people in the left lane, and as long as they are on the speed limit, they stay there. Get in the right lane and let people pass you.
MARIO ANDRETTII count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
MARIO ANDRETTIFrom 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.
MARIO ANDRETTIIn 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.
MARIO ANDRETTIAt Indy, we are the NASA of the production-car world, and that’s clearly why manufacturers are involved – it’s such a good testbed.
MARIO ANDRETTIIf you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
MARIO ANDRETTIFans want the best, wherever they come from.
MARIO ANDRETTIIf somebody around you or your family does not understand it, then that’s their problem. But if you do have a passion, an honest passion, just do it.
MARIO ANDRETTIYou surround yourself with people who are the real experts.
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