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If things don't seem out of control, 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
Going
Things
Fast
Seem
Control
Seems
Enough

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My last race was at Le Mans in 2000, my first race was in 1959, so I dodged a lot of bullets along the way, I can tell you that.
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Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.
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The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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Unfortunately, we don't educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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From the driver's standpoint I had the same horrors, the same satisfactions, the same everything. The speed is relative. It's faster and things are happening quicker, but you have the equipment to handle it.
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I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.
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There's something special about racing in real streets. The 'artificial' circuits have a certain sameness to them. But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own - Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
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Sebastian Vettel's brilliant talent will ultimately come forth and he'll continue to show what he's capable of. I will never ever degrade Vettel's ability. Sooner or later, he'll prove anyone so wrong
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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles.
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When you are losing it can seem like there is a black cloud following you around, but like they say there is a silver lining in every cloud.
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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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