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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
I'm part of the Anybody but Andretti faction. Something about that whole family just rubs me the wrong way - with the exception of the late John Andretti who apparently was tasked with being the sole "humble and appreciative" Andretti.
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Interesting you mentioned this, didn't want to upset any Andretti fans but I agree
When I read this...
“I talked to (Liberty Media CEO) Greg (Maffei) and I asked him, `Just let it go to a bid, weŽll beat everybody,'” Andretti told AP. “That’s all I’m asking. Not that they give it to us. Let us have a shot and we will beat anybody else that’s out there. We have great backers. Money is not the issue.”
Money might not be an issue but approaching F1 with the wrong attitude certainly is.
My 1st thought was someone needs a good beating with the 'F1 humble stick' as that's not quite the right approach for being successful in F1.
Right approach is you never, ever, ever under estimate the competition
For Andretti, they could find themselves bidding against a European car works team with previous F1 history ie Audi, Porsche or BMW, or a new Middle Eastern team, or a new Chinese Team, or a new Korean car works team, or a new Renault/Alpine B team
His words reminded me of the slogan the British American Racing team used when they entered F1, which was a 'A Tradition of Excellence' They came with no F1 history and when in F1 they weren't excellent in any way