Synopsis
Mario Andretti can be considered a living legend, a sort of hero of two worlds for his outstanding motor sport performances, both in Europe and the United States. The 1978 Formula 1 World Champion, winner of the 1969 Indianapolis 500, 1965, 1966 and 1984 IndyCar Champion, he also won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1967, 1970 and 1972, as well as winning the 24 Hours of Daytona and in NASCAR plus other endurance classics. What counts most is that Mario is the last F1 world champion whose mother tongue is Italian, even if he did win the title when he was an American citizen.This book covers Andrettis entire career, recounted by the great champion himself. The central theme is made up of interviews Mario has given over the years, brought together by author Mario Donnini: anecdotes and testimonies which, when read in sequence, bring to life a direct account, not a second hand one, that casts new light on some of the many of the greatest episodes in the history of motor racing. The volume contains hundreds of pictures many of them previously unpublished -which illustrate the long and unrepeatable career of an all-time authentic icon of motor sport.
About the Author
Born in 1965 in Gualdo Tadino (Perugia) Mario Donnini has been working as a professional journalist with the weekly Autosprint since 1994, a magazine for which he edited the columns "Cuore da Corsa", "Bastian Contrario and "Racconti della Passione". From 1993 to today, he wrote more than 30 books, most of which focused on Motorsport. Among the most important published by Giorgio Nada Editore Il rombo del Cigno about Tazio Nuvolari (2006), Tourist Trophy Muori o vivi davvero (2011), Le Mans 24 ore di corsa, 90 anni di storia (2013), Tourist Trophy Vive chi rischia (2015), Senna & Imola (2015), Agostini al Tourist Trophy (2016), Formula 1 Dal 1950 a oggi. Edizione aggiornata (2018). For the series A life in pictures on great drivers he has signed: Ayrton Senna (2014), Gilles Villeneuve (2015), Mario Andretti (2017) and Alex Zanardi (2019). He is also the author of the trilogy Formula 1 Storie di piccoli e grandi eroi (Vol. 1 1959-1979, Vol. 2: Dal 1980 ad oggi e Vol. 3: Gli uomini del Paddock) and of the books Formula 1. Campionissimi e grandi record (2024) and Crazy Racers. I "folli" del Motorsport (2025), both with the panels by cartonist Giorgio Serra aka Matitaccia.
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