If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
MARIO ANDRETTIThe most important thing at Daytona is, are you going to have friends willing to work with you during the race as far as drafting?
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
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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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But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own – Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
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Staging Formula One is incredibly expensive.
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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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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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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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I always say that every win has something that is special.
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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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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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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 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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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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Let the police worry about somebody who wants to speed. Don’t force them pass in the right lane and zig zag, which can create an accident, just because you think you’re correct.
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