Comments on: How Will Marco’s Career Be Remembered?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:07:12 +0000

I agree with Darren below, Marco is typical of the 3rd generation of a successful family business: generation 1 worked hard and never stopped, enjoyed success later in life but never stopped working, generation 2 comes in with money and success and raises their kids spolied, generation 3 is spoiled and entitled which generally causes a lack of success because they never worked for anything!

I was happy to see Marco win but generally have changed my tune on the Andrettis since he came into the sport, I dislike he and Michael now..

By: scott

scott — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:08:25 +0000

Getting way ahead of things with this. Let him have a career before worrying about how it will be remembered. If Dario or TK retired at Marco’s current age their accomplishment’s would be nil.

By: The Speedgeek

The Speedgeek — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:13:14 +0000

Ooh! Burn! Yeah, what say you, George? Why have YOU not won any championships?

By: Allie

Allie — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:44:39 +0000

I think a lot depends on how he does at barber. He’s much better at the road courses than at the street ones. If Hinch and RHR still outperform him, hes got problems.

On the other hand, Darios what, 39. He didn’t get to his peak until 5 years ago. Some drivers hit their prime late. I think 25 may be a little young to be writing Marco off

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:15:51 +0000

There is no sense of urgency for Marco. I really don’t think he cares whether he is successful or not, the exception being at Indy. If that is the only race he wins for the rest of his career, he would be satisfied. Marco has been spoiled, has none of the drive that his father or grandfather had. He can’t setup a car if his life depended on it. Look at where he has been from a qualifying standpoint in his career, always mid-pack. This forces AA to gamble on strategy and most of the time it doesn’t work.

By: Simona Fan

Simona Fan — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:57:41 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me that when racing fans discus drivers they always forget to include their equipment. You can’t compare drivers without factoring in their equipment. Look at Formula 1 where the discrepancy in equipment is much more obvious. I became a fan of Jenson Button in 2009 when I heard his story about being a good driver that was always in a backmarker team. Suddenly in 2009 he’s got the fastest car and he wins. Did he get “better” as a driver? His results got better, but really he just got into good equipment.

For much of his career, Marco has been saddled with an underperforming team. It’s not like he had teammates that were winning championship after championship. He, Danica, TK, all struggled.

Marco tweeted all you need to know about last weekend; He went with a different setup than his teammates. Case closed. His setup proved to be the wrong one for the race. Sure he’s involved with that process, but getting the right set-up is crucial to competing at the top.

If Andretti Autosport can get their set-up right and Chevy can keep giving them an advantage, then all Marco has to do is to stay out of those first lap crashes and he’ll start bringing home the points.

By: re-tread

re-tread — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:27:38 +0000

I’ve heard from several crew members on Andretti Racing, that Marco is not the problem. It is Michael. Somehow, I tend to agree.

By: NaBUru38

NaBUru38 — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:06:00 +0000

I’ve been saying that IndyCar drivers should debut at age 22-23, not 19. After doing karting and perhaps Skip Barber or F1600, they should do USF2000 at age 16-17, Star Mazda at 18-19 and Indy Lights at 20-21, so they do their first IndyCar race with at least six years of experience in formula racing.

By: The Lapper

The Lapper — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:33:46 +0000

I always remember howa few years ago the car scared him.

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:50:19 +0000

Marco appears to be neither humble or hungry. Here is a recent tweet from Marco, “Just had the windows tinted on the Lambo”. Mario and Michael had a fire burning in them to compete and win. Marco is spoiled and privileged.