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.
MARIO ANDRETTIIt makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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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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You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.
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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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If somebody around you or your family does not understand it, then that’s their problem. But if you do have a passion, an honest passion, just do it.
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With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to be as good as the top pros.
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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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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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There’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.
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Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia.
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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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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The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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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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