![]() Bruce McLaren (left) and Mario Andretti (right) pose with the race winning Ford Mark IV. Launch from pitlane with in the MP4/28 at and making history together with a legend behind the wheel #F1 /BnUCRhntwTġ978 Argentina GP – race winner Mario Andretti driving his year-old Lotus 78 Mario Andretti on way to victory in the 1978 Spanish GP at Jarama Sebring 12 Hour, Sebring, FL, 1967. Mario Andretti on way to victory at Kyalami in 1971 in the South African GP – his first F1 win Mario Andretti put this Lotus on pole for his very first F1 race – the USGP at Watkins Glen in 1968 Mario Andretti puts the Ferrari on pole for the 1982 Italian GP at Monza and finished 3rd fighting throttle issues He won 12 races in 128 starts and claimed the 1978 world championship. The car just does what it should do.”Īndretti’s F1 career spanned from 1968 to 1982. It’s a sweet feeling as a driver, so satisfying. “In general, though, it is what I expected. LOTUS - F1 77 JOHN PLAYER TEAM LOTUS N 6 BRAZILIAN GP 1976 MARIO ANDRETTI. 25 years on: the story of his year in Formula 1 In 1993 Michael Andretti joined McLaren with high hopes of launching a successful F1 career but it wasn’t to be. In some corners I got it right and in others I didn’t. FERRARI - F1 F399 SCUDERIA FERRARI N 4 2nd MONACO GP MONTECARLO (with pilot. I couldn’t see the numbers on my downshift. “It’s all about getting the proper gearing and some of the problem for me was the way my helmet was vis-á-vis my steering wheel. “It’s sweet but obviously I left a lot on the table,” Andretti said. Mario Andretti – out of the garage and on his way ![]() ![]() Mario is, without exception, the finest ambassador our sport has today. 82-year-old Mario Andretti got to live out his dream today at Laguna Seca driving a modern-day F1 car – a 2013 McLaren MP4 28a.Īndretti, the most accomplished American driver in Formula One history and one of the iconic names in motorsports, climbed back into a cockpit for a spin in a modern F1 car to fill out his bucket list. ![]()
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