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.
MARIO ANDRETTII don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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At Andretti Winery, I’m not the winemaker.
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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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You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.
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Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia.
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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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I always say that every win has something that is special.
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But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own – Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
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Everything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
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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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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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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career – either in stock cars or IndyCar – and he won’t need a passport.
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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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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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