Marco Andretti on life, racing and chasing elusive Indy 500 | Java with James Hinchcliffe | INDYCAR 

He’s been humbled.

His last name kept him in racing cause he certainly was better than anyone else when it came to racing

@@JanitorIsBack Was or wasn’t? Wasn’t, right?

The Nascar drivers had nothing bad to say about Mario. Couldn't help but like him. Waddell Wilson said all Mario ask for was a good engine. And waddell changed numbers around, at Moody for team ford so Mario didn't get screwed. Mario gave all credit to waddell.

that style was called finishing in the back

What's been his issues driving? Anyone know?

Yeah idk what the point of any of that was

If James doesn’t do coffee, name it “Bros and Boba” or “Tea with JH” or “sit down with the mayor” 😂

This is the first one I watched bc of Marco. Is that the the joke? Java with James but never any Java?

@@elliotblair171 Sometimes he does drink what they drink.

Love you two! Huge Andretti fan for decades, and I love that Hinch (Mayor of Oakville!) is a broadcaster now! 🙋‍♀️💜🇨🇦

Idk how. You should watch old Indy races from his first in 2006 to present. Marco has ran so well at Indy so many times

@@alanluscombe8a553 oh yeah that is true. Maybe I’m referring to his later years in the sport.

@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT yeah that is true. He did well in srx for sure I forgot he won the championship in that series. I wish he could find an Indy win before he is done. He will probably be the last Andretti to try unless I’m forgetting about someone

@@alanluscombe8a553 It's easy to hate on the guy behind a burner account on social media...but what people don't want to ever admit is the guy's got talent. He's shown it many times and should probably have closer to 5 wins in the sport compared to the 2 he actually achieved. If you've been a fan for more than 5 years, you know how good he CAN be at this race

I think like a lot of the IRL drivers, Marco is more comfortable on ovals that road courses. I know he won at Sonoma, but when reunification happened, Marcos best finishes were on the ovals.

Because it's an easy excuse to be able to get two very prominent Honda logos into the camera's frame.

Maybe it got him into racing at an early age (and financial backing to start) but he's more than earned his spot in the field year after year.

Yet he won a pole and came oh so close more than a few times. He wasn’t a champ, but me thinks you judge too harshly.

@@ntnstyThere are multiple winners who can’t get a full-time ride, let alone pole sitters. Marco is literally riding on his name.

And you're saying that you wouldn't, if the opportunity presented itself?! Michael didn't want him to race, because he (Michael), Al Jr. and "just Al" had all been pretty much pushed into racing because of their family names. Marco had to convince his father that he was SERIOUS about driving and was willing to put in all of the effort required. Yes, the family (and the family name) got him the ride this year, but HE had to qualify and put that car in the show!

@@patlatorres7000 Most people would take the opportunity if it presented itself. Who wouldn’t choose being a professional race car driver over a boring 9-5? Yes, he had to put the car in the race, but there were only 34 cars that attempted. Other vets who have proven themselves can’t stay on a team. Marco hasn’t produced and they keep bringing him back. If it wasn’t for his name, his career would’ve ended a long time ago- considering it started at all. Reay- 250 total starts- 16 wins, 44 podiums, 6 poles. 1 Indy win. 1 championship. Wheldon- 128 starts, 16 wins, 5 poles, 2 Indy wins. Best series finish- 5th. Briscoe- 131 starts, 8 wins, 13 poles. 0 Indy wins. Best series finish- 3rd. Kanaan- 296 starts, 16 wins, 73 podiums, 11 poles. 1 Indy win, 1 championship. Andretti-251 total starts - 2 wins, 20 podiums, 6 poles. -zero Indy wins, zero championships. Reay- 5 teams DW- 5 teams Briscoe- 5 teams Kanaan- 6 teams Marco- 1 team

Eh, he was fairly competent and competitive for most of his driving career. It was only the last 2 or 3 years before his break away from it that it kinda seemed like he was phoning it in, driving wise.

His main problem was the same as most IRL drivers in they had issues on road courses after reunification. He’s still a good driver, but when the schedule went from 90/10 ovals to only 30/70, his weak areas as a driver were highlighted.

NO! I DON'T want to see him in a bikini!

Both Danica and Marco were _decent_ Indycar drivers. Saying that, however, Danica never came to terms with stock cars, though. It'll be interesting to see what Marco does in them, after his success in SRX.

No one who knows anything considers Danica overrated in IndyCar. She was just dogshit in stock cars.

@@VoxxyNZ Was she still over rated in Indycars? Sure, she was overhyped, but she was still fairly competent. She just wasn't the god tier level driver they tried to sell her as. But also, she for sure wasn't a 'Milk 'n Donuts' type driver, either.

@@hippyjason I'm saying the opposite; she was a fairly talented IndyCar driver and is/was probably rated about where you'd expect for her skill level. But now people only remember her for her rough time in stock cars which, like you said, she never really came to terms with.

@@VoxxyNZ OK, so we do agree, then. Cheers

Eh. There was about a 7 or 8 year period back then where he was a pretty decent shoe, and even won a few Indycar races. I mean sure, he kinda coasted for the 2 or 3 seasons after that, probably a bit burnt out. Maybe him winning in SRX, and the few seasons away from daily grind of the sport, relight the fire in him.