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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.

Mario Andretti

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Mario Andretti
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 28
Formula One Driver
Nascar Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
Mario Gabriele Andretti
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Fast
Control
Enough
Going
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