The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
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.
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I love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology.
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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.
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With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to be as good as the top pros.
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I see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep.
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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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If 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.
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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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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.
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My last race was at Le Mans in 2000, my first race was in 1959, so I dodged a lot of bullets along the way, I can tell you that.
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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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Not all teammates tell the truth.
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I 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.
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It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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There’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.
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