I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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.
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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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Whenever you’re aggressive, you’re at the edge of mistakes.
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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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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A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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At Andretti Winery, I’m not the winemaker.
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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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The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
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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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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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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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We always had a relationship, but what’s important is that I pretty much started my F1 career with them and ended it there, too.
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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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Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
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