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.
MARIO ANDRETTIMy 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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Same with golf: pick up a club. But not many can go out and get in a race car and experience a drive at over 200 miles an hour.
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I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.
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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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You dream what you’re supposed to do.
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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 should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.
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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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What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.
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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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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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In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down.
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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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