Accomplished race driver, living legend and patriarch of a veritable racing dynasty Mario Andretti is being honored by the Italian government with the title of Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana.

But the Italian-American racer had a trick up his sleeve, one that practically guaranteed him success on a wet track. That’s because Mario Andretti was a master on the dirt. By the time the ...

Mario Andretti. The name is synonymous with motorsport ... which was then part of the Kingdom of Italy but is now Croatian. The Istrian land was hotly contested by Italy, Austria, and Yugoslavia ...

Andretti became the first driver to win Indy car races in four decades and the first to win races in five decades. Mario and his twin brother Aldo were born Feb. 28, 1940, in Montona, Italy ...

Due to the aftermath of World War II, the Andretti family was left floundering in refugee camps in Tuscany, Italy. After finally reaching US soil, Mario Andretti got extensively involved in his racing ...

Six months later, however, the process is still in question and current F1 team principals are less than enthused about letting the Italian-American family in. Well, Mario Andretti isn’t having ...

Mario Andretti has revealed that his son, Michael Andretti, voluntarily stepped aside from the Cadillac Formula 1 project.