Mario Andretti kidded about getting back on track with McLaren President Zak Brown in recent years, yet Saturday it turned into a reality.
Andretti, the most achieved American driver in Equation One history and one of the notable names in motorsports, moved once more into a cockpit for a twist in a cutting-edge F1 vehicle at age 82.
Getting back to the site of his last IndyCar race in 1994, Andretti had himself a drive around Saturday. In any case, in average Andretti style, he assumed he left some time on the track.
Hustling legend Mario Andretti sits in the cockpit of a 2013 McLaren MP4-28a Recipe 1 vehicle in front of a testing meeting Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Laguna Seca in Salinas, California.
Andretti’s F1 profession traversed from 1968 to 1982. He came out on top in 12 races in 128 beginnings and guaranteed the 1978 big showdown.
Andretti likewise had a distinguished IndyCar profession, bringing home four titles. His child, Michael Andretti, is the proprietor of Andretti Autosport, which contends in IndyCar and different other hustling series.
Andretti Autosport has attempted to join the F1 framework as of late however without any result. As per RACER, the Andrettis made an endeavor to buy the Alfa Romeo F1 group in 2021, however, the arrangement failed to work out. Andretti Autosport has since applied for an extension spot on the F1 framework for the 2024 season. Assurance from the FIA, the worldwide overseeing assortment of motorsport, is forthcoming.
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