Andretti Racing CEO Michael Andretti says his organisation will put a 2023-spec F1 car in a wind tunnel as they await final approval to join the series.
Mario Andretti articles archive
Andretti’s title-winning Lotus F1 car tipped to fetch up to $9.5 million at auction
2023 F1 season
Posted onThe only existing Formula 1 car used by an American driver to win a world championship will be put up for auction at the end of the current season.
Andretti ‘has deal to use Renault power units and plans UK base’ for F1 team
2022 F1 season
Posted onMario Andretti says his son is “all in and ready to go” with an F1 team and already has a deal in place for a supply of power units.
Michael Andretti has applied to enter a new F1 team, says father Mario
2022 F1 season
Posted onMichael Andretti is making a fresh attempt to join Formula 1 by bidding to enter a new team, according to his father, 1978 world champion Mario Andretti.
Why Andretti’s latest attempt to take over an F1 team looks well-timed
News Focus
Posted onHaving tried to buy a different Formula 1 team three years earlier, former driver Michael Andretti may have chosen the right time to return – as a team owner.
“Wrong and arrogant”: Andretti criticises Haas boss’s view on American drivers
2018 F1 season
Posted onAmerica’s most recent world champion has joined the criticism of Haas team principal Guenther Steiner’s comments on the quality of US racing drivers.
On this day in 1981: F1’s deadly fiasco at Zolder
1981 Belgian Grand Prix flashback
Posted onF1 counted the cost of a tragic and shambolic Belgian Grand Prix weekend at Zolder 30 years ago today.
40 years today: Mario Andretti’s first F1 win
Grand Prix flashback
Posted onMario Andretti won his first F1 race 40 years ago today at the 1971 South African Grand Prix.
Jackie Stewart vs Mario Andretti
Champion of champions
Posted onJackie Stewart and Mario Andretti were rivals for several years in the late sixties and early seventies.
Top ten… Home Grand Prix wins
Posted onOver the years we’ve seen how performing in front of a home crowd can inspire greatness in racing drivers. Can Mark Webber emulate great drivers of the past like Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna by winning his home Grand Prix? If he does expect a reaction from the Australian crowd similar to … Continue reading Top ten… Home Grand Prix wins
Top ten… Italian Ferrari drivers
Posted onTen of the best Italian drivers to race for the prancing horse.
Schumacher and F1’s oldest ever drivers
Posted onAt 40 years, seven months and 20 days, Michael Schumacher will be the oldest F1 driver to start a Grand Prix in 14 years when he makes his highly-anticipated return at Valencia next month. But that doesn’t bring him anywhere near the record for an oldest Grand Prix starter. He’ll have to come back in … Continue reading Schumacher and F1’s oldest ever drivers
Formula 1’s lost nations: USA
Posted onLast world champion: Mario Andretti, Lotus, 1978 Last Grand Prix winner: Mario Andretti, Lotus, Zandvoort, 1978 Last Grand Prix starter: Scott Speed, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Nurburgring, 2007 Last Grand Prix: Indianapolis, 2007 Although F1 has never been hugely popular in America, and probably never will be, it has a small but dedicated following in the … Continue reading Formula 1’s lost nations: USA
100 F1 race winners part 5: 1968-1973
Posted onTen more of F1’s 100 Grand Prix winners including champions Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti. Plus the fiftieth driver to win a Formula 1 race – America’s Peter Revson.
Ferrari’s 200 pole positions
Posted onKimi Raikkonen achieved Ferrari’s 200th pole position in qualifying for tomorrow’s French Grand Prix. The Italian team are far ahead of their rivals in terms of total pole positions, with McLaren on 135 and Williams on 125. Here’s a complete breakdown of their achievement including every driver who scored a pole position for Ferrari.
CART drivers who raced in F1: From Andretti to Zanardi part 1
IndyCar
Posted onIn three decades of Champ Car from 1979 to 2008, 72 drivers from the American series also started F1 races. Starting today this nine-part feature will recall the careers of all of them.
The FIA quietly hands out the prizes
Posted onThe annual FIA gala was yesterday, at which the prizes for all the top international motor sport competitions were handed out. Kimi Raikkonen received his Formula 1 World Drivers’ championship trophy and the Bahrain International Circuit was given an award for excellence. The latter seems rather ironic, given that the organisers are not exactly taxed … Continue reading The FIA quietly hands out the prizes
Ferrari score their 200th Grand Prix victory
Posted onKimi Raikkonen’s victory in the Chinese Grand Prix was the 200th Grand Prix win for Ferrari. The great Italian team is the only outfit that was present in the first ever championship Grand Prix still competing in Formula One. Until 1988 the team was headed by founder Enzo Ferrari. But it has won more races … Continue reading Ferrari score their 200th Grand Prix victory
Hunt wins amid Fuji tragedy
1977 Japanese Grand Prix flashback
Posted onF1’s return to Fuji in 1977 saw a terrible crash which claimed the lives of two spectators. James Hunt won the race for McLaren.
Marco Andretti (Meet the rookies)
Posted onWith a surname like Andretti, how can he fail? This kid’s got to end up in F1 sooner or later. Whether he’ll sink like father Michael, or swim to the title like grandfather Mario, is the big, big question. It’s big, because it could also be the key to unlocking F1 popularity in the States.