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Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962) is an American former racing driver, and current team owner. Statistically one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing , Andretti won the 1991 CART championship , and amassed 42 race victories, the most in the CART era and fourth-most all time. [1]
There, at the circuit where he first caught Formula One fever as an impressionable teenager, the 42-year-old Andretti qualified the Ferrari 126 Turbo on pole and finished an impressive third. Text - Gerald Donaldson. Mario Andretti personified the American Dream, an immigrant who came to the land of the free and the home of the brave and ...
- 'I Wanted to Have A Reason to Get Up in The Morning'
- The Beginning of Michael Andretti's Racing Empire
- Michael Andretti Once Targeted NASCAR
- Michael Andretti on Formula 1: 'I’d Say We’Re Closer Than Ever'
- 'It only Makes Sense For Us to Try to Get There'
After 18 IndyCar victories over three seasons and the lone title that came of it, the disappointing headscratcher of a 13-race F1 career and the stateside return that never quite felt the same, Michael Andretti found himself considering his next move. Ask him now when those thoughts began trickling in, and he’s not entirely sure. “Maybe around 2000...
There may not ever have been a more talented team of drivers than Andretti Green Racing in 2004. Tony Kanaan took the lone title of his career that year and teammate Dan Wheldon finished second. With Andretti on the timing stand and AGR’s other two drivers -- Dario Franchitti and Bryan Herta -- the crew would combine for seven IndyCar titles and si...
In the past five years or so Andretti has ventured into Supercars (with Walkinshaw Racing and United Autosports), Extreme E (with United Autosports) and Super Copa (with Michel Jourdain). All were with partners either already firmly planted in the sport or those who could help share the load. With those ventures, along with ever-growing IndyCar and...
As this story is written, news and rumors continue to circulate about Andretti’s quest to buy into Alfa Romeo Racing and join Formula 1. The newly-instituted budget caps for two-car teams are still 10-fold what they are in IndyCar. Alfa Romeo Racing sits 9th in the constructors championship with 7 points and almost no prayer of moving up over the f...
And yet, maybe looking at the potential damage to his IndyCar operation on the heels of Formula 1 team ownership is the wrong lens with which to judge all this. After all, F1 is what captured the minds of Mario in an Italian refugee camp, what he was willing to forgo the better part of five IndyCar seasons for and what Michael vacated what turned o...
Jul 1, 2022 · Michael Andretti is looking to change that. He is the son of the 1978 Formula 1 world champion, Mario Andretti, and owns Andretti Autosport, a team that has enjoyed enormous success in the...
Oct 2, 2023 · The FIA on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, said Michael Andretti meets all required criteria to field a future Formula One team. Monday’s announcement was a first — but important — step in Andretti’s three-year quest to return one of racing’s most storied names to the pinnacle of motorsports.
Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) [3] is an American former racing driver. He is widely regarded among the most successful drivers in the history of motorsports. [4] [5] [6] Andretti is one of only three drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, the World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR.
Feb 18, 2022 · Mario Andretti says his son Michael would be “ready to go the next day,” should his application to the FIA to create a new Formula 1 team be approved. The goal is to have the team on-track by...
