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Mario Andretti plans to ‘persuade’ Max Verstappen to make huge career switch1978 F1 World Champion Mario Andretti says he’ll be having a chat with Max Verstappen to try bringing him to the United States.
Mario Andretti, the 1978 F1 World Champion and 1969 winner of the Indy 500, was on the ground at Indianapolis and spoke with Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport about how he intends on convincing Verstappen to make a big career change once he’s claimed his place in the history books in Formula 1.“But for me, I was interested and curious about riding it all, as you can see. I had the passion for all the top disciplines in our sport. And I’ve friends everywhere.
The Triple Crown of motorsport refers to three races across three disciplines – Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix, sportscar’s Le Mans 24 Hours, and IndyCar’s Indy 500. Verstappen has won at Monaco but, with the Indy 500 taking place on the same day as the race in Monte Carlo, taking part at Indianapolis would mean having to choose between events.
“It’s just not worth it anymore, let’s say like that. I, of course, try to be good in F1 – I try to be good in whatever I do, but that desire of the Triple Crown or whatever – not interested.”A fear of oval racing is a common complaint amongst drivers who have been brought up through the European/FIA system, with Romain Grosjean perhaps the best example of a recent driver to make the switch to the very different discipline.
He revealed that it was his kids that convinced him to ‘be brave’ and go racing on the high-speed ovals.
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