Michael Andretti
Michael Andretti
Michael Mario Andrettiis a retired American racing driver, who won the 1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series. A legend in CART, he drove in the series both before and after his time in Formula One with McLaren, becoming the third most successful driver in CART history with 42 race victories. Since retiring from the cockpit, he runs his own IndyCar team, which runs his son, Marco Andretti, as well as a team in the FIA Formula E Championship. Andretti...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth5 October 1962
CityBethlehem, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Believe me, you lose more than a gallon of fluids during a race. You could lose between six and 10 pounds during a race, depending on hot it is.
One thing I would like to see is a stronger ladder series for up-and-coming American drivers.
CART is one of the safest racing series in the world.
When you're in the back of the pack, you can gamble a little bit more.
Running on different types of racetracks is challenging - not only for the drivers, but even more for the team members who have to make adjustments to the cars before each race.
Dan drove like a champion, again, as he has all year long.
It's just an incredible year, a dream season for us. Hopefully we'll never wake up from this dream.
It's the best thing that's happened to this series in a long, long time. She's a great-looking girl, and she's good at what she does. ... Whatever attention it brings to the series is good for us.
It's given everybody a new motivation to prove that it wasn't just the Honda engine. Now that everybody is on equal footing, I know everybody on this team wants to go out there and prove that we can do what we did the last two years.
It was always weird racing against my father. He was a living legend. It's going to be weird for Marco. And weird, again, for me, too. But it will be a different weird from before.
I don't think Americans embrace Formula One like every other country embraces Formula One. You really don't get the support like a driver from, say, Germany would. It's a lot more difficult for sure.
He's going to a good team, but also to a team where they do things differently. It may take him some time to adjust.
He didn't have a perfect car in the race today. He drove like a true veteran.
Marco probably could hold his own in the big car on this road course. We want him to get some more experience on the ovals before he moves up (to the Indy Racing League).