Mario Andretti: "I'm so grateful I was spared"

Mario Andretti: "I'm so grateful I was spared" - Centenary Stories podcast

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5 ай бұрын

F1 World Champion, four-time IndyCar title-holder and Daytona 500 winner, Mario Andretti is the first guest in a special podcast series marking 100 years of Motor Sport‘s publication
Andretti has been a regular in Motor Sport‘s pages for more than half that time, and is still making headlines, with plans to be the first to test the Andretti F1 car, if the team is granted a place on the grid.
He joins Rob Widdows to recall a career that made him one of the sport’s all-time greats, from watching Stirling Moss and Alberto Ascari as a spectator, to meeting Colin Chapman, succeeding in F1, and then racing against his son.
Andretti explains why his passion for racing has never dimmed, which led him to Le Mans aged 60; saw him driving IndyCar’s two-seat car into his 80s; and gives him the desire to travel the world again as part of an 11th F1 team.
“Motor racing is our life. We have nothing else. That’s the way we’ve fed our families from day one,” he says.

Пікірлер: 35

@ericcutler5463 5 ай бұрын

I shook hands with Mario in 2002 at his winery in Napa. I was 36 and I was awestruck. Perhaps the greatest all around driver of all time. My hero for sure!

@ole-martinlundefaret5876 5 ай бұрын

Very few all round drivers like him. Vic Elford, Matthias Ekström, Walter Röhrl, Sebastien Loeb, and a few others.

@zounds13 5 ай бұрын

@@ole-martinlundefaret5876 Jimmy Clark

@JuanRodriguez-km9hl 5 ай бұрын

Mario is such an icon Thanks for that amazing interview ❤

@Jonoponomono 5 ай бұрын

What an amazing insight into his career. What a legend.

@A-Lovely-Bit-of-Kit 5 ай бұрын

Excellent interview.

@johnmolli214 5 ай бұрын

Mario is immortal and is still sharp as a tack. He was the greatest of all-time, competitive in anything he drove. Hoping to see him soon in the Andretti Global pit in F1!

@Paul-Genge 5 ай бұрын

Great to hear the enthusiastic voice of Rob Widdows again. He always makes for an interesting interview. Mario is a legend with fascinating stories. Thanks for this.

@GregBrownsWorldORacing 5 ай бұрын

Since 1970 more Americans have stood on the Moon than the top step of an F1 podium. I don't see that changing any time soon. Feeling glad we have one of those men here today, Even if he wasn't born on the Fruited plain. Having your hero from when you were 9 years old on a podcast when you are a grandpa may be just as rare.

@kristopherjohnston2216 5 ай бұрын

Mario Andretti is one of the best. Humble well spoken man. I was lucky enough to see him race at the first Molson Indy Vancouver with his son Micheal , A.J. Foyt and other great racing drivers .

@danieldravot341 5 ай бұрын

I was at the Queen’s Hairpin when Mario took the lead in 1977 at Long Beach. It’s not very often you can hear the cheering over the sound of the engines, but you could that day . . .

@jonnyspa27 5 ай бұрын

LOVE Mario! Thanks for making this chat happen :D

@highflyingbird6467 Ай бұрын

I met Mario the day after the 100th running of the indy 500 down in turn one, He had been taking people out in the two seater indycar, He was very pleasant to talk with and a real gent, I got a great photo, Thank you Mario Andretti for being as awesome in person as I always imagined you to be! A real Champion 🏆

@ErnieAlgorriernietheattorney 3 ай бұрын

What a great man and human being. Such a credit to Motorsports and all its virtues. God Bless Mario and all the Andrettis.

@robertpotharst7378 5 ай бұрын

What a lovely man with those stories from his life in racing. Thanks Motor Sport and Rob's beautiful interview with Mario.

@sergioleone3583 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely top interview, Mario on top form, great prompts/questions from Rob Widdows. Beautiful imagery as well. Thank you, MotorSport Magazine!

@AlanShirtsink 5 ай бұрын

My hero since I was 8. Met him a few times and even interviewed him as a high school student in Phx. Signed my glove box on my restored 911

@velocitydomehoscaleraceway1496 5 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed your talk. It’s not often the host just lets the guest talk. Thank you!

@robertlyman2278 5 ай бұрын

Mario's a national treasure and I think the Andretti name will be a crown jewel in motorsports for years to come 👍👍

@keithstudly6071 3 ай бұрын

I would have liked to ask Mario about Firestone and how that company helped him get started and cross over into so many other series. From the start of his career he did test with Firestone and anywhere cars raced on Firestone he was driving them. Also any mention of the years when Nigel Mansell was his teammate at Newman-Haas and the rumors of bad feelings between them.

@racer111259 5 ай бұрын

GOAT

@ronbelanger4113 5 ай бұрын

Ha, never.

@housey4297 3 ай бұрын

One thing we all know as a fact, is YOU are not a person who can make that judgement @@ronbelanger4113

@alexdefconiii6967 5 ай бұрын

Andretti : IndyMonza .

@carlogervasi5393 5 ай бұрын

84 in February and what a ageless wonder!!

@user-cd2ol4pc4p Ай бұрын

The greatest

@DaveyKos 5 ай бұрын

F1 Listen up. Lets get Andretti F1 moving!! Don't be scared cause you know they gonna kick ass. And F1 lets race the IMS oval. The banking is not that high. You have to race all types of tracks and that would guarantee a huge new audience and more money for your greedy pie slices

@philippruest5577 5 ай бұрын

❤

@ralphedelbach 4 ай бұрын

This is a great interview but I can't help but wonder why "Divine Providence" didn't choose to protect all the great drivers Mario knew who were killed following their passion. Mario was a gifted racer...and more importantly, very lucky. No "Divine Providence" was involved IMO.