But Hornish crossed the Yard of Bricks first and 16 years later, when asked to pick the words that best summarize his son’s career, Michael Andretti chooses four of them: “What could have been.” Might that victory and its proceeding injection of confidence have changed the entire trajectory of a young Marco Andretti’s career? broke his heart, edging him by a mere 0.0635 seconds. Few will ever forget his first 500 when Sam Hornish Jr.

Marco Andretti never found that level of success. Dad won two races in the same season nine times on his way to 42 - fourth-most all time. In that family, two wins, well two wins is something granddad used to pick up in a decent month. Better than many of those who have come before and will come after him.īut he’s an Andretti. That’s not a hall-of-fame career, but it’s respectable. Here’s the resume: Two wins, 20 podiums, six pole positions, including one at Indianapolis, and no shortage of near-misses during 15 full seasons of open-wheel racing. But I’m at a point where I don’t need that type of validation because I know what I want and I know what I don’t want.”īeing the third-generation heir to one of racing’s most celebrated surnames comes with standards so immeasurably high, they were always going to be impossible to live up to. I’m not asking, ‘What are you going to think of me?’ I’m at that refreshing point in my life where I don’t need validation. That’s one thing (throughout my career) that was overlooked maybe too much was instead of how I feel it’s how do they feel.

I don’t need to ask anybody’s permission.” “That question, right there,” Marco Andretti said, jabbing the table with his finger three times, “is a big part of the decision. And not his grandfather, racing icon Mario Andretti - whom I asked Marco about. Not his father/team boss Michael Andretti. There were key motivators to be sure, and we’ll get to those, but when he decided to divorce himself from his team and from the series, he did not seek counsel. The decision to walk away from Andretti Autosport and full-time Ind圜ar racing this season was his.

He spoke with purpose, wanting to ensure what he was about to say was not misunderstood, that he was absolutely 100% clear. INDIANAPOLIS - Marco Andretti raised his voice once and only for a few seconds during a more than 30-minute interview. Watch Video: Pit Pass Live: Plenty of drama on day 3 of practice

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