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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]
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- '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...
Oct 2, 2023 · Michael Andretti cleared a major hurdle in his bid to launch an American team in Formula One yet his battle to join the grid is ongoing even after the FIA said Monday that Andretti Global meets all required criteria to expand the world’s top motorsports series to 11 teams.
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 United ...
Oct 2, 2023 · Michael Andretti cleared a major hurdle in his bid to launch an American team in Formula One when the FIA said Monday that he meets all required criteria to expand the world's top motorsports ...
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Jan 31, 2024 · 2 of 3 | . FILE - Michael Andretti attends a news conference for the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach auto race, Saturday, April 15, 2023 in Long Beach, Calif. Formula One has rejected Andretti Global’s application to join the global racing series in 2025 or 2026 but said Wednesday it is willing to revisit the issue in 2028 when General Motors has an engine ready for competition.
Oct 2, 2023 · Michael Andretti's bid to enter Formula One with a new 11th team moved a step closer to the starting grid on Monday after the sport's governing body gave its approval and passed the application on ...
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