You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.
MARIO ANDRETTIThe 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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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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You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that.
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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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Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.
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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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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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I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.
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It seemed like whenever I got a bona fide offer from Ferrari, I couldn’t do it. And vice versa – when I was ready, their seats were taken.
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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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Nothing compares to the Indianapolis 500.
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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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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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You see people in the left lane, and as long as they are on the speed limit, they stay there. Get in the right lane and let people pass you.
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I don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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