Mario Andretti Opens Up

March, 1979

Mario Andretti Opens UpWe asked free-lancer Peter Manso to keep tabs on Mario Andretti throughout the past Grand Prix season. Andretti won the World Championship—the first American to do so since 1961—but at some considerable personal cost. Here, he talks with Manso about the premium he has had to pay, about why he races and why he wins.[Q] Playboy: Much has been made of Mario Andretti's bridging the worlds of Grand Prix racing and the Indianapolis 500. Yet driving the Grand Prix of Monaco is mo...