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 ANDRETTILong Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call ‘the good old days.’
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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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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I think it’s counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don’t.
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Staging Formula One is incredibly expensive.
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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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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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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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It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
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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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As far as I’m concerned, Parnelli Jones was the greatest driver of his era. He had aggressiveness and also a finesse that no one else possessed. And he won with everything he put his hands on, including off-road.
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